TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Couchois
Red limestone at the edge of the Côte Chalonnaise
Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois: firm Pinot from red limestone, Burgundy's smallest sub-area.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Couchois Red limestone at the edge of the Côte Chalonnaise
Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois: firm Pinot from red limestone, Burgundy's smallest sub-area.
SOILS
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Continental, slightly cooler than Mercurey.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Hills around Couches and Saint-Sernin-du-Plain.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Saint-Émilion-Satelliten (Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, Saint-Georges)
Bordeaux
94% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Bourgogne · Couchois is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
- Dryness (slightly): Bourgogne · Couchois is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (6 vs. 5).
Manjimup
Western Australia
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Bourgogne · Couchois gets less sun → paler colour, more herbal spice (6 vs. 7).
- Freshness (slightly): Bourgogne · Couchois has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (7 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 2 →This terroir's soils in the glossary