Givry

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The relief of the Côte chalonnaise forms the boundary between the calcareous foothills of the granite massif of Mont-Saint-Vincent to the west and the Saône plain to the east.
• The main slope, on a calcareous substrate dating from the Upper Jurassic, is cut by small valleys that bring to the surface Middle Jurassic limestones and, locally, Lias marls.
• The altitude of the Givry slopes ranges between 200 and 420 metres, and the topography generates a degree of diversity in aspect.
• The clay-limestone soils are shallow, rather dry, and of moderate fertility over limestone levels, but deeper with good water-holding capacity over marly levels.
• The degraded oceanic climate is subject to southerly influences penetrating through the Saône valley, with mean annual rainfall below 800 millimetres distributed evenly and without summer drought.
• The eastward orientation of the Givry zone, facing the Saône plain, brings early morning warming and a position sheltered from the morning mists that are frequent in the plain.
• The east- and south-facing slopes rest on Jurassic substrates alternating limestones and marls, whose calcareous nature and covering of stony debris ensure optimal drainage, compensating for the regularity of rainfall.
• These situations are to be linked to the qualities of elegance, finesse, and suppleness traditionally attributed to the red wines of Givry.

• Henri IV made Givry wine his everyday table wine and exempted it from entry duties into Paris, an attachment perpetuated by the confrérie des Chevaliers du Cep Henri IV, founded twenty years after the decree of 1946.
• The Givry appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognised by a decree dated 8 February 1946, following efforts by producers to protect the name that had begun as early as the early 1920s.
• As early as 1776, the abbé Courtépée, a Burgundian historian, compared the renown of Givry wines to that of Volnay, a cru of the Côte de Beaune known for its finesse and elegance.

• The red wines are refined and elegant, supple, with tannins that are present but silky, and complex aromas generally dominated by fruity notes, most often evolving towards spicy and animal notes.
• The white wines are dry, fresh, and fruity, with a hint of minerality, complex and round on the palate.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Givry premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru A Vigne Rouge AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Champ Nalot AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos Charlé AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos de la Baraude AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos du Cellier aux Moines AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos du Cras long AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos du Vernoy AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos Jus AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos Marceaux AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos Marole AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos Salomon AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos-Saint-Paul AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Clos-Saint-Pierre AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Crausot AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Crémillons AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru En Choué AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru En Veau AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru La Brûlée AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru La Grande Berge AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru La Matrosse AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru La Petite Berge AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru La Plante AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Champ Lalot AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Médenchot AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Paradis AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Petit Prétan AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Pied de Chaume AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Pied du Clou AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Vernoy AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Le Vigron AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Les Bois Chevaux AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Les Bois Gautiers AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Les Combes AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Les Galaffres AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Les Grandes Vignes AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Les Grands Prétans AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Petit Marole AOC (PDO)
• Givry premier cru Servoisine AOC (PDO)

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Sources

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