Maranges

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Côte curves westward from Santenay and extends along the left bank of the Dheune valley, a river draining the granitic hinterland, with a south-facing exposure.
• Major north–south faults cross the Maranges geographical area and divide the territory into two broad, geologically distinct bands.
• East of the main fault running through Dezize, the south-facing slope consists of a series of calcareous marls dating from the Lias, topped by a Middle Jurassic limestone escarpment at around 450 metres in altitude.
• To the west, the slope rests on variegated sandy clays dating from the Triassic, rich in gypsum and cut through by beds of dolomite, with a summit escarpment of hard Lower Lias limestone.
• The regional climate, with a cool oceanic tendency tempered by continental or southerly influences channelled along the Rhône–Saône corridor, has moderate annual rainfall of around 750 millimetres and a mean annual temperature of 10.5°C.

• Maranges wines were sold up until the 1930s under the flagship names of Beaune, Pommard or Volnay, markets that were lost when those names were reserved for their own appellations in 1936.
• The three communes obtained an appellation d'origine contrôlée in 1937, and production from all three communes was subsequently recognised within the Maranges appellation in 1989.
• Vines are planted at a density of more than 9,000 plants per hectare, with a grape variety composition based on Chardonnay and Pinot noir.

• The red wines are powerful, well-coloured and endowed with a tannic structure reinforced by great suppleness, with aromas often of small red fruits and sometimes notes of undergrowth.
• Wines carrying the premier cru designation are distinguished by great finesse and a significant ageing potential of at least ten years.
• The white wines are rich and well balanced, expressive from an early age, frequently showing notes of exotic fruits.

• In the Maranges geographical area, the clay and siliceous soils, where limestone is scarce, give rise to powerful, well-structured wines of notable character.
• To the west, the Triassic gypseous clays express themselves in deep-coloured, powerful and massive wines, while to the east the Lias calcareous marls yield wines in which elegance takes precedence over structure — the sector where the premier cru parcels are located.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Maranges ou Maranges Côte de Beaune AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru Clos de la Boutière AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru Clos de la Fussière AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru La Fussière AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru Le Clos des Loyères AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru Le Clos des Rois AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru Le Croix Moines AOC (PDO)
• Maranges premier cru Les Clos Roussots 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