Santenay wine is produced in the communes of Santenay and Remigny in
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
of
Burgundy
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. The ''
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
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'' (AOC) Santenay may be used for
red
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and
white wine
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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
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as the main grape variety. The production consists of almost 85% red wine, and a little over 15% of white wine. There are no
Grand Cru
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vineyards within the Santenay AOC.
In 2008, there were of vineyard surface in production for Santenay wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 14,040 hectoliters of wine was produced, of which 11,719 hectoliters were red and 2,321 hectoliters were white.BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne accessed on November 14, 2009 Some of this area was used for the red wines in 2007. The total amount produced corresponds to almost 1.9 million bottles, of which over 1.5 million bottles were red wine and just over 300,000 bottles were 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
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and
Pinot gris
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as accessory grapes in the red wines, but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliters per hectare of red wine and 45 hectoliters per hectare for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent
potential alcohol
Must weight is a measure of the amount of sugar in grape juice (must) and, hence, indicates the amount of alcohol that could be produced if it is all fermented to alcohol, rather than left as residual sugar.climats'' in Santenay classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards, located in three different parts of the commune of Santenay. (There are no Premier Cru vineyards within Remigny.) Some of these climats are located in the west, in the direction of
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
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(a commune which produces
Maranges wine
Maranges wine () is produced in the communes of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges and Sampigny-lès-Maranges in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy wine, Burgundy. The ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) Maranges may be used for red wine ...
), some are located in the middle of the commune, just uphill from the village of Santenay, and some are located in the northeast, close to the border of
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It used to be known under the name Chassagne-le-Haut, but the name was changed to Chassagne-Montrachet by a decree on November 27, ...
, and forming a continuous band of ''Premier Cru'' vineyards with those in that commune.
The wines of these vineyards are designated ''Santenay Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, or may labelled just ''Santenay Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.
In 2007, of the total Santenay vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which red and white Santenay Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 4,238 hectoliters of red wine and 607 hectoliters of white wine.
The ''climats'' classified as Premiers Crus are: