BOURGOGNE, BOURGOGNE CLAIRET, & ROSÉ
Category |
Regional appellation The appellations BOURGOGNE CLAIRET and BOURGOGNE ROSÉ are reserved for wines grown in the area of the BOURGOGNE appellation and follows the same rules as the red wines of this appellation. |
Commune of
production |
Department of Yonne : 54
communes Department of Côte d’Or : 91
communes Department of Saône et Loire : 154
communes Department of Rhône : 85
communes |
Colours and grape
varieties |
Reds and
rosés, mainly Pinot, also
César and some remnants of Tressot
in the Yonne, Gamay for wines from the 10
Beaujolais.crus. Whites,
Chardonnay. |
Area in
production |
Under production : about 2,850
ha. |
Maximum yield per
hectare |
Reds and rosés 55
hl whites 60 hl |
Annual average
crop |
Reds and rosés 120,000
hl Whites 66,000 hl |
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| Source: BIVB & Pitiot+Servant's The Wines of Burgundy (1999)
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