CÔTE DE BEAUNE

B U R G U N D Y V I N E YA R D
 - Vineyard of 5900 hectares
Limestone (Côte de Beaune + Hautes Côtes de
soils Beaune vineyards)

- South-East orientation
- 30 km long
- 2 km large

- Sloping plots in a part of the

vineyard but low altitude (200-
500m)

- 20 villages (Côte de Beaune)

- 331 1er crus
- 8 grands crus (7 only white and
1 red and white)

- Red wines (55%), white wines (45%)

- Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Regional appellations (AOC):
-Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune

-Bourgogne

-Bourgogne Aligoté

-Coteaux Bourguignons

-Bourgogne Passetoutgrains

-Crémant de Bourgogne
20 villages appellations (AOC)
- Ladoix (90 ha)
- Aloxe-Corton (115 ha)
- Pernand-Vergelesses (130 ha)
- Chorey-les-Beaune (130 ha)
- Savigny-les-Beaune (350 ha)
- Beaune (400 ha)
- Pommard (320 ha)
- Volnay (200 ha)
- Monthélie (130 ha)
- AOC Côte de Beaune-Villages (5 ha)
- AOC Côte de Beaune (30 ha)
- Auxey-Duresses (115 ha)
- Saint-Romain (100 ha)
- Meursault (390 ha)
- Blagny (5 ha)
- Puligny-Montrachet (205 ha)
- Saint-Aubin (150 ha)
- Chassagne-Montrachet (315 ha)
- Santenay (320 ha)
- Maranges (170 ha)
BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE
• REGIONAL appellation
• 29 communes
• 900 hectares
• Blanc, rouge, rosé

CÔTE DE BEAUNE
 VILLAGE appellation
 30 hectares
≠
 White (45%) and red (55%)
 The highest part of the city of Beaune called the
« Sermon sur la Montagne » (Sermon on the hill).
 A name of a lieu-dit can be added (7)
AOC CÔTE DE BEAUNE
VILLAGES (VILLAGE appellation)
- 5 ha, red only

- Concern all the villages on

the Côte de Beaune vineyard
except Aloxe-Corton, Beaune,
Pommard, Volnay.
Note: A lieu-dit mention
- Wines from different villages can’t be added with this
can be blended under this appellation.
appellation.
VILLAGE APPELLATION
+ « Côte de Beaune » mention

All the villages of the Côte de Beaune vineyard

except Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay.
RED ONLY

Ex. Ladoix Côte de Beaune

Note: A lieu-dit mention can’t be added in

that case.
BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE
(regional appellation)
≠
CÔTE DE BEAUNE
(village appellation)
≠
CÔTE DE BEAUNE-VILLAGES
(village appellation / red only)
≠
APPELLATION VILLAGE
+ « Côte de Beaune » mention
8 Grands Crus

-Corton
-Corton-Charlemagne
-Charlemagne
-Montrachet
Montrachet in Puligny
-Chevalier-Montrachet
-Bâtard-Montrachet
-Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
-Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
ALL ONLY WHITE EXCEPT LE Montrachet in Chassagne
CORTON (BOTH)
AOC LADOIX
90 hectares

On 1 village:

- Ladoix-Serrigny

(+ Regional AOC
Bourgogne
La Chapelle Notre
Dame)

Red and white wines

11 1er Crus

2 Grands Crus

Corton

Corton- Charlemagne
 The smallest village of the Côte de Beaune.
AOC Corton=the greatest red from the area
ALOXE-CORTON
115 hectares

On 1 village:

- Aloxe-Corton

Red and white

14 1er Crus
- 6 on Ladoix-Serrigny
- 8 on Aloxe-Corton

3 Grands Crus:

Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne
AOC
PERNAND-VERGELESSES Medium bodied red wines and
great white wines

130 hectares

On 1 village:

- Pernand-Vergelesses

Red and white

8 1er Crus

3 Grands Crus:

Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Pernand-Vergelesses
Ladoix-Serrigny

Aloxe-Corton
AOC
CHOREY-LES-BEAUNE Light, fruity, easy drinking, short aging
130 hectares

On 1 village:

- Chorey-les-Beaune

Red and white

NO 1er Cru
NO Grand Cru
AOC
SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE Fruity, enjoyable in the young time
350 hectares

On 1 village:

- Savigny-les-Beaune

Red and white

22 Premiers Crus

NO Grand Cru
AOC BEAUNE Medium-bodied, fruity
400 hectares

On 1 village:

- Beaune

Red and white

42 1er Crus

No Grand Cru
AOC POMMARD Full bodied, great structure, good aging potential
320 hectares

On 1 village:

- Pommard

ONLY RED

27 Premiers Crus

No Grand Cru
AOC VOLNAY Medium bodied with a great distinction

200 hectares

On 1 village:

- Volnay

ONLY RED

28 Premiers Crus

No Grand Cru
Special case:
VOLNAY 1er CRU SANTENOTS
- Exclusively on Meursault
village
- Only red
- If white produced on these plots:
becomes Meursault 1er cru ou
Meursault
AOC
MONTHELIE Fine and delicate

130 hectares

On 1 village:

- Monthélie

Red and white

15 1er Crus

No Grand Cru
AOC
AUXEY-DURESSES Same style as Monthélie but slightly stronger

115 hectares

On 1 village:

- Auxey-Duresses

Red and white

9 1er Crus

No Grand Cru
AOC
SAINT-ROMAIN Fruity and light, easy drinking

100 hectares

On 1 village:

- Saint-Romain

Red and white

No 1er Cru

No Grand Cru
AOC
MEURSAULT
390 hectares

On 2 villages:

- Meursault
- Blagny

Mainly white (4% red)

19 1er Crus

No Grand Cru
No Grand Cru

The reference for the great white wines in

Burgundy, complexe and strong.
AOC BLAGNY
5 hectares
Across 2 villages:

- Meursault &
Puligny-Montrachet

SPECIAL CASE

Red wine:
Blagny or Blagny 1er
Cru (7)

White wine:
On Meursault
(Meursault or
Meursault 1er cru)
OR
Puligny-Montrachet or
Puligny-Montrachet 1er
cru appellation
No Grand Cru
AOC
PULIGNY-MONTRACHET

205 hectares

On 1 village:

- Puligny-Montrachet (+
Blagny: hameau)

Mainly white
(less than 1 hectares in red)

17 1er Crus

4 Grand Crus

Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet

Bâtard-Montrachet

Bienvenues-Bâtard-
Montrachet Great white wines, complexity
AOC CHASSAGNE- Famous for the white but the red is also interesting
MONTRACHET

315 hectares

On 1 village:

- Chassagne-Montrachet

Mainly white (40% red)

58 1er Crus

3 Grands Crus

Montrachet

Bâtard-Montrachet

Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
AOC Close to Puligny profile but less strong and
SAINT-AUBIN cheaper
150 hectares

On 1 village:

- Saint-Aubin

Mainly white (25% red)

30 1er Crus

No Grand Cru
AOC SANTENAY
320 hectares

On 2 villages:

- Santenay
- Remigny

Mainly red
(10% white)

12 1er Crus

No Grand Cru

Elegant but keep a great structure

AOC MARANGES Fruity, good value
(not a village)
160 hectares

On 3 villages:

- Dezize-les-Maranges
- Sampigny-les-Maranges
- Cheilly-les-Maranges

Mainly red (3% white)

7 1er Crus

No Grand Cru

Recent appellation: 1989

Hospices de Beaune Auction
• Every year on the third sunday of november, The
Hospices of Beaune organize an important auction for
the benefit of local hospitals and charities.

• They sell wine by Burgundy barrel called « Pièce » (228

litres), made by Christie’s since 2005.

• 48 cuvées

• 2015: 583 pièces sold for more than 10 000 000 euros.
 The french actress Virginie Ledoyen, movie producer
Claude Lelouch, georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili and
the french actress Valérie Bonneton play the role of
auctioneer, on november 2016 in Beaune.
afp.com/JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK
The« Pièce du Président » sold for 480 000€ in 2015

Grivault family donation to the Hospices de

Beaune in 1904