Maranges wine () is produced in the communes of

Cheilly-lès-Maranges Cheilly-lès-Maranges is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Wine The vineyards of Cheilly-lès-Maranges is included in the Maranges wine appellation. See also *Communes o ...

Dezize-lès-Maranges Dezize-lès-Maranges is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Wine The vineyards of Dezize-lès-Maranges are included in the Maranges wine appellation. See also *Communes of t ...

and

Sampigny-lès-Maranges Sampigny-lès-Maranges () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Wine The vineyards of Sampigny-lès-Maranges are included in the Maranges wine appellation. See also *Communes ...

in Côte de Beaune of

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...

. The '' Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) Maranges may be used for red and white wine 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 consists of around 95% red wine and 5% white wine. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within the Maranges AOC. In 2008, there were of vineyard surface in production for Maranges wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 7,449 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 7,073 hectoliter red wine and 376 hectoliter white wine.BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne
accessed on November 14, 2009 The total amount produced corresponds to almost 1 million bottles, of which over 900.000 bottles of red wine and around 50.000 bottles of white wine. For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc to be used, but most wines are 100% Chardonnay. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines, but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 hectoliter per hectare for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level red wine, 11.0 per cent for village-level white wine and Premier Cru red wine, and 11.5 per cent for Premier Cru white wine.

Premiers Crus

There are seven '' climats'' in Maranges classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards. Their wines are designated ''Maranges Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, or may labelled just ''Maranges Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC. In 2007, of the total Maranges vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which red and white Maranges Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 3,331 hectoliters of red wine and 76 hectoliters of white wine. The ''climats'' classified as Premiers Crus are: * In Cheilly-lès-Maranges: Les Clos Roussots, La Fussière, and Clos de la Boutière. * In Dezize-lès-Maranges: La Fussière, Clos de la Fussière, and La Croix aux Moines. * In Sampigny-lès-Maranges: Les Clos Roussots, Le Clos des Rois, and Le Clos des Loyères.

References

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