TERROIR PROFILE

Bourgogne · Côte de Beaune

World-class Chardonnay on clay-limestone

Côte de Beaune — Le Montrachet, Meursault, Corton-Charlemagne — the benchmark for Chardonnay worldwide.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy

Bourgogne · Côte de Beaune World-class Chardonnay on clay-limestone

Côte de Beaune — Le Montrachet, Meursault, Corton-Charlemagne — the benchmark for Chardonnay worldwide.

Cool continentalSlope: moderateChardonnayPinot Noir
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 than Côte de Nuits, ideal for long, slow Chardonnay ripening.

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Broader slopes facing south and southeast.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

creamy-mineralpear, hazelnut, vanilla (oak)dry, precisefine acidityoak patinadecades of aging

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Mittlere Ahr (Ahrweiler–Dernau–Rech)

Ahr

100% similar

  • Bourgogne · Côte de Beaune and Mittlere Ahr (Ahrweiler–Dernau–Rech) share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.

Bourgogne · Côte de Nuits

Burgundy

96% similar

  • Body (slightly): Bourgogne · Côte de Beaune gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (7 vs. 6).

Remstal

Württemberg

96% similar

  • Minerality (slightly): Bourgogne · Côte de Beaune is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (9 vs. 8).

This terroir's soils in the glossary