Appellation
Fixin
Identity card
VillageAOPRedWhite
Burgundy › Côte de Nuits · Recognised on 8 December 1936
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Red and white, from the communes of Fixin and Brochon.
- Red premier cru: at most 48 hl/ha and at least 11% natural alcohol.
- About 115 ha (2010); white is only 4% of the output.
Grape varieties
Red
Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the vines in each plot)
Only interplanted among the vines
Production rules
50
hl/ha
Maximum yield
10.5
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 15 June after the harvest
- 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 128 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 14 % ABV across 78 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 136 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: The Côte's face and foot; over-narrow combes excluded
- Soils: Liassic marls low on the slope, limestone above
- Soils: Lean, limy soils above; clayier ones below
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
19 November 2024
Labelling terms
- "Premier cru" and/or the name of one of 6 listed climats
- A registered lieu-dit may be added, in letters at most half the AOC's size
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Fixin »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
- Official sourceAPI Découpage administratif — communes (géolocalisation)— Etalab / Direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM)
- Official sourceDélimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles de l'INAO (jeu de données ouvert)— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / data.gouv.fr
A village appellation in the north of the Côte de Nuits, south of Dijon, Fixin is made in the communes of Fixin and Brochon. It produces mostly Pinot Noir reds and a little white; six climats are classified as premier cru, among them the Clos de la Perrière, once owned by the abbey of Cîteaux, and the Clos du Chapitre, a reminder of the lordship of the chapter of Langres. The specification describes deeply coloured, powerful reds with dense tannins, built to age.
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