TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Limestone cliffs & high valleys
Behind the Côte de Beaune: the Orches cliffs, fresh whites and reds at fair prices.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Limestone cliffs & high valleys
Behind the Côte de Beaune: the Orches cliffs, fresh whites and reds at fair 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.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Cool and windy, 350–450 m altitude.
TOPOGRAPHY · mixed
Steep limestone cliffs at Orches and Saint-Romain, open high valleys.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
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100% similar
- Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Tauberfranken
Baden
94% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (4 vs. 5).
- Dryness (slightly): Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (6 vs. 5).
Wineries on this terroir
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