Appellation
Marsannay
Identity card
VillageAOPRedWhiteRosé
Burgundy › Côte de Nuits · Recognised on 19 May 1987
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- White, red and rosé, from Marsannay-la-Côte, Couchey and Chenôve.
- Mostly red; white and rosé are 15% of output each (2008).
- Rosé: at most 60 hl/ha; red: at most 50 hl/ha.
Grape varieties
White
Accessory varieties: Pinot Gris (10% at most of the holding's vines)
Pinot Gris · 30% at most of the blend
Red
Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the holding's vines)
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris · 15% at most of the blend
Rosé
Accessory varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc (15% at most of the holding's vines)
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc · 15% at most of the blend
Production rules
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: Whites and reds: at least until 15 June after the harvest
- 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: Lower face of the Côte and gravelly alluvial fans
- Soils: Faulted strips: Liassic marls and assorted limestones
- Soils: Big fan: free-draining soils full of limestone pebbles
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
26 November 2019
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1348 du 24 octobre 2011 (JORF du 26 octobre 2011), modifié par l'arrêté du 26 novembre 2019 (JORF du 4 décembre 2019 ; BO Agri du 28 mai 2020). Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 19 mai 1987.
Labelling terms
- 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 « Marsannay »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
- PressLes premiers crus arrivent à Marsannay, enfin !— Vitisphere
- 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
At the northern tip of the Côte de Nuits, on Dijon's doorstep, Marsannay is made in the communes of Marsannay-la-Côte, Couchey and Chenôve, and covers all three colours: red, white and rosé. The vineyard, turned over to everyday Gamay wines in the 19th century, was replanted with Pinot Noir and made its name with rosés, sold as AOC Bourgogne from 1937 and, from 1961, as Bourgogne with the added name Marsannay. The village appellation was recognised in 1987. The reds, which make up most of the output, are described as deeply coloured, powerful yet supple; the rosés as tender and fruity.
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