Appellation
Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains
Identity card
RegionalAOPRedRosé
Burgundy · Recognised on 31 July 1937
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Red or rosé, always a blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir.
- Rosés macerated in vat, without pressing before fermentation.
- Yield: at most 64 hl/ha; minimum natural alcohol: 10%.
Grape varieties
RedRosé
Accessory varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the vines in each plot)
Gamay and Pinot Noir always blended: Pinot Noir over 30%, Gamay over 15%
Accessory varieties only interplanted in the vineyard
Production rules
64
hl/ha
Maximum yield
10
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 69 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 9 % ABV to 12.5 % ABV across 67 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Vineyards over about 250 km, from the Yonne to the Rhône
- Soils: Limestone and marl; granite in places (Saône-et-Loire)
- Climate: Cool oceanic; continental influences to the east
Wine style
- Red
- sometimes violet-tinged
- fairly low in tannin
- very fruity
- great finesse
- Rosé
- distinct freshness
- fruity
- for drinking young
AOC geographical area (by commune; not a vineyard plot delimitation): INAO, geographical areas of quality and origin labels (October 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
24 January 2013
Décret n° 2011-1723 du 30 novembre 2011 relatif à l'AOC « Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains » (JORF n°0280 du 3 décembre 2011), modifié par le décret n° 2013-86 du 24 janvier 2013 (JORF n°0023 du 27 janvier 2013 ; BO n°05 du 1er février 2013). Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 31 juillet 1937.
Labelling terms
- A registered lieu-dit name may appear, in smaller type
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains »— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Official sourceDélimitation des aires géographiques des SIQO (jeu de données ouvert de l'INAO)— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / data.gouv.fr
A regional Burgundy appellation for still red or rosé wines blended from Gamay and Pinot Noir, both compulsory: Pinot Noir above 30%, Gamay above 15%. Recognised by decree on 31 July 1937, it covers more than 300 communes in the Yonne, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire and Rhône. The specification describes very fruity reds, fairly low in tannin, and distinctly fresh rosés, for drinking young.
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