Côte de Beaune-Villages

France · AOC · Burgundy

Styles

Natural factors

A rectilinear, tectonically formed escarpment running approximately 25 km (NW/SW), between limestone plateaux to the west (400–500 m) and the Bresse plain to the east (~250 m).
Cool oceanic climate with continental and southern influences, ~750 mm/year, mean annual temperature 10.5°C; sheltered from the east by the Morvan massif.
16 communes in total: 12 in Côte-d'Or and 4 in Saône-et-Loire, on either side of Beaune. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Calcareous and marly substrates of Middle and Upper Jurassic age, with localised dolomitic intercalations.

Human factors

AOC established in 1937 for red wines from communes outside the most reputed crus; the generic name 'vins de Beaune' had previously been used for blended wines.
Pinot noir trained at densities above 9,000 vines/ha; aged for several months to develop cellaring potential depending on vintage and commune.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.