Givry wine is produced in the communes of Givry,

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and Jambles in the

Côte Chalonnaise Côte Chalonnaise is a subregion of the Burgundy wine region of France. Côte Chalonnaise lies to the south of the Côte d'Or continuing the same geology southward. It is still in the main area of Burgundy wine production but it includes no Grand ...

subregion of

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Appellation d'origine contrôlée An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...

'' (AOC) Givry may be used for

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and

white wine White wine is a wine that is Fermentation in winemaking, fermented without skin contact. The wine color, colour can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold. It is produced by the alcoholic fermentation of the non-coloured Juice vesicles, ...

with respectively

Pinot noir Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...

and

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

as the main grape variety. The production of red wine dominates, with almost 80 per cent. There are 27

Premier Cru Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...

vineyards within Givry AOC, but no

Grand Cru Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...

vineyards exist in this part of Burgundy.BIVB: Givry
accessed on January 13, 2011 The AOC was created in 1946.

Production

In 2008, of vineyard surface was in production for Givry at village and Premier Cru level, and 12,576 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 10,278 hectoliter red wine and 2,298 hectoliter white wine.BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne
accessed on January 13, 2011 Some of this area was used for the white wines. The total amount produced corresponds to just under 1.7 million bottles, of which just under 1.4 million bottles of red wine and just over 300,000 bottles of white wine.

Premiers Crus

There are 38 ''

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s'' within the Givry AOC classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards. Their wines are designated ''Givry Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, or as just ''Givry Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC. In 2008, of the total Givry vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which red and white Givry Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 4,668 hectoliter of red wine and 521 hectoliter of white wine. The Premier Cru vineyards are the following: IMG Bouteille de Givry 1

References

{{reflist Burgundy (historical region) AOCs