Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is an ''
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
In France, the ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (, ; abbr. AOC ) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the ''terroir'' – and using ...
'' (AOC) and
Grand Cru vineyard
A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is kno ...
for
white wine
White wine is a wine that is Fermentation in winemaking, fermented without undergoing the process of Maceration (wine), maceration, which involves prolonged contact between the juice with the grape skins, seeds, and pulp. The wine color, colou ...
from
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 France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new a ...
in the
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or (escarpment), Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune (France) starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and exten ...
subregion of
Burgundy
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. It is located within the
commune 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 2 ...
.
[K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 ] Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet borders on the Grand Cru vineyard
Bâtard-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Mont ...
in the north, on the
Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru vineyard Blanchot Dessus in the west and on village-level Chassagne-Montrachet vineyards in the south and east. The AOC was created in 1937.
Production
In 2008, of vineyard surface was in production within the AOC, and 73 hectoliter of wine was produced, corresponding to just under 10,000 bottles.
AOC regulations
The only grape variety allowed for Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is Chardonnay. The allowed base
yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare, and the minimum grape maturity is 11.5 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.List of Burgundy Grand Crus
Grand cru (wine), Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy wine, Burgundy. There are a total of of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais wine, Beauj ...
References
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Burgundy (historical region) AOCs