TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise
Quality Burgundy at fair prices
Côte Chalonnaise — Mercurey, Givry. Burgundy quality without Côte d'Or prices.
Climate, site & wine
Jurassic limestones, marls and loamy covers alternate over short distances. Pinot Noir from Mercurey and Givry is sturdier and more rustic than in the Côte de Nuits, while Rully and Montagny deliver fresh, spicy Chardonnays.
Bouzeron is known for Aligoté. Overall the wines are more approachable and fruit-driven than those of the Côte d'Or. Montagny makes only Chardonnay white wine, Rully and Givry red and white.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise Quality Burgundy at fair prices
Côte Chalonnaise — Mercurey, Givry. Burgundy quality without Côte d'Or prices.
SOILS
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Semi-continental, somewhat warmer and drier than the Côte d'Or. The lower hills give less shelter, so frost risk is higher in hollows; summers are warm.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Scattered hills and ridges south of Chagny with the wine villages Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry and Montagny. Sites lie mostly on south- to east-facing slopes at varying height, interrupted by woodland and pasture.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Hattenheim/Eltville
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- Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise and Hattenheim/Eltville share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Hohenlohe
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100% similar
- Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise and Hohenlohe share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
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