Vézelay

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard spread across 4 communes (Asquins, Saint-Père, Tharoiseau, Vézelay) on both banks of the Cure valley, at elevations between 250 and 300 m (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Left bank: marls and limestones of the Bathonian (Middle Jurassic); right bank: marly-clay series of the Lias (Lower Jurassic)
• Upper slopes: shallow, stony soils over limestone bedrock; lower slopes: calcareous colluvium over deep clay horizons
• Cool oceanic climate with 800 mm of rainfall per year, harsh winters (down to -10 °C) and warm summers (30 °C), with a strong continental influence

• Dry white wine, pale gold in appearance, with a floral character, and great freshness and minerality on the palate
• Gains in complexity and finesse with age

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

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 9 novembre 2017
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB