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Page 1: II. Burgundy. T he Burgundian classification of A.O.C wines 23 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s 44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS 11 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s with name of PREMIER CRU

II. Burgundy

Page 2: II. Burgundy. T he Burgundian classification of A.O.C wines 23 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s 44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS 11 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s with name of PREMIER CRU

The Burgundian classificationof A.O.C wines

23 %23 %COMMUNAL A.O.C.s

44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS

11 %11 %COMMUNAL A.O.C.swith name ofPREMIER CRU vineyard

562 PREMIER CRU VINEYARDS

CATEGORY AND % SHARECATEGORY AND % SHAREOF TOTAL PRODUCTIONOF TOTAL PRODUCTION

COMMUNE

65 %65 % REGIONAL A.O.C.sREGION ORREGION OR

SUB-REGIONSUB-REGION

21 REGIONAL APPELLATIONS

NUMBERSNUMBERS

1 %1 %GRAND CRU A.O.C.s CÔTE D’OR : 32CHABLIS : 1 (with 7 climats)

Page 3: II. Burgundy. T he Burgundian classification of A.O.C wines 23 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s 44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS 11 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s with name of PREMIER CRU

II. Burgundy

THE BURGUNDIAN TERROIRTHE BURGUNDIAN TERROIR

A Mother Rock principaly composed of :

- Marn - limestone and silice from Chablis to Mâconnais North.. - Granite with schiste and sand in Beaujolais and Mâconnais South.

The vineyards generally face Easterly which allows a quick maturation of the grapes.

A continental climate :

sometimes harsh winters hot summers

A soil that in reality is very complex and extremely varied.

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Hard limestone

Marl

Limestone and fossils

Friable limestone, clay or schist,hard limestone

Sandy limestone

RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT APPELLATIONSRELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT APPELLATIONS

COMMUNALAPPELLATIONS

REGIONALAPPELLATIONS

Boundary ofthe vine

growing area

WOODLAND OR SCRUB

Boundary of the vine

growing area

PREMIERS CRUS

GRANDS CRUS