Fixin

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyard lies within the rectilinear, tectonically formed ridge of the Côte de Nuits, which extends for approximately 25 kilometres in a general north–south direction.
• The escarpment of the Côte, with a relief of approximately 150 metres, is composed of Middle Jurassic limestones and marls, with the Comblanchien limestone forming its structural backbone.
• Intense faulting has brought Liassic marls of the Lower Jurassic to the surface at the foot of the slope, overlain by Bajocian limestones.
• The hillside soils, weakly developed, calcareous and thin, are organised in topo-sequences ranging from very lean, highly calcareous soils at the top of the slope to deeper soils, up to 0.50 metres, decarbonated at the surface on the piedmont outwash aprons.
• The climate is cool oceanic, with moderate and regular rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres per year and a mean annual temperature of 10.5°C, the Côte benefiting from a degree of climatic shelter.
• The Fixin appellation area is confined to the territory of the communes of Fixin and Brochon, situated south of Dijon in the Côte-d'Or département, for a total classified area of 125 hectares and 11.01 ares.

• The Clos de la Perrière, including a former quarry and a manor house, was a former property of the Abbey of Cîteaux, attested as such from 1177.
• The Fixin appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognised by decree in 1936, and a list of climats eligible to bear the premier cru designation was recognised in 1943.
• The vines are trained at planting densities in excess of 9,000 vines per hectare, with the grape varieties Pinot noir and Chardonnay forming the basis of the encépagement.
• It is customary to age the wines for several months, which gives them a capacity for cellaring.

• The red wines are deeply coloured, powerful and structured by dense tannins, with good acidity, placing them among wines suited to long ageing.
• The aromas of the reds frequently evoke red and black berries, often intermingled with animal notes, musk and fur.
• The white wines show fine balance on the palate and typically express notes of exotic fruit that become more mineral with age.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Fixin premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Fixin premier cru Arvelets AOC (PDO)
• Fixin premier cru Clos de la Perrière AOC (PDO)
• Fixin premier cru Clos du Chapitre AOC (PDO)
• Fixin premier cru Clos Napoléon AOC (PDO)
• Fixin premier cru Hervelets AOC (PDO)
• Fixin premier cru Les Meix Bas AOC (PDO)

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB