TERROIR PROFILE

Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise

Quality Burgundy at fair prices

Côte Chalonnaise — Mercurey, Givry. Burgundy quality without Côte d'Or prices.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy

Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise Quality Burgundy at fair prices

Côte Chalonnaise — Mercurey, Givry. Burgundy quality without Côte d'Or prices.

Cool continentalSlope: moderatePinot NoirChardonnayAligoté
What is terroir?

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

Slightly warmer and drier than Côte d'Or — good ripeness.

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Hilly country with scattered slopes.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

accessible elegancefine-fruitydrymedium-bodieddrinkable young

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Boppard & Spay

Mittelrhein

100% similar

  • Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise and Boppard & Spay share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.

Bourgogne · Côte de Nuits

Burgundy

96% similar

  • Minerality (slightly): Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (8 vs. 9).

Remstal

Württemberg

96% similar

  • Body (slightly): Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise gives less body → finer, lighter wines (6 vs. 7).

This terroir's soils in the glossary