TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
Limestone plateau above the Côte
The cool hinterland of the Côte de Nuits: lean Pinot from limestone plateaus, blackcurrant next door.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Limestone plateau above the Côte
The cool hinterland of the Côte de Nuits: lean Pinot from limestone plateaus, blackcurrant next door.
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.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
100 metres above the Côte: cooler, later harvest, frost-prone.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Plateaus and valley slopes around Villars-Fontaine and Marey-lès-Fussey.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Burgundy
100% similar
- Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Beaune share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Tauberfranken
Baden
94% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (4 vs. 5).
- Dryness (slightly): Bourgogne · Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (6 vs. 5).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 8 →Domaine de Villars-Fontaine
Villars-Fontaine
Domaine Jayer Gilles
Magny-lès-Villers
Domaine Naudin-Ferrand
Magny-lès-Villers
Domaine Glantenet Père et Fils
Magny-lès-Villers
Domaine Cornu
Magny-lès-Villers
Domaine Cruchandeau
Chaux
Domaine Thevenot Lebrun
Marey-lès-Fussey
Cave de Viillars-Fontaine
Villars-Fontaine
This terroir's soils in the glossary