Mercurey AOC

E231944

Mercurey AOC is a renowned Burgundy wine appellation in the Côte Chalonnaise, best known for its structured, age-worthy red wines made primarily from Pinot Noir.

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Label Occurrences
Givry AOC 1
Mercurey AOC canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
alsoProduces white wine
climate continental
climateInfluence semi-continental with some Mediterranean influence
country France
countryRegulationSystem AOC
establishedAsAOC 1923
grapeVarietyRuleRed Pinot Noir as main grape
grapeVarietyRuleWhite Chardonnay as main grape
Pinot Blanc permitted
hasClassification village-level appellation
hasVineyardClassification Premier Cru
village-level vineyards
knownFor age-worthy red wines
structured red wines
locatedIn Burgundy wine region
Commune of Mercurey
Commune of Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu
Côte Chalonnaise
Saône-et-Loire
surface form: Saône-et-Loire department
notableFor one of the largest appellations in Côte Chalonnaise
numberOfPremierCruVineyardsApprox 30
primaryGrapeVariety Pinot Noir
primaryWineColor red
productionFocus predominantly red wine production
regionType subregion of Burgundy
regulatingBody INAO
slopeOrientation mainly east and southeast-facing slopes
soilType clay-limestone
limestone
marl
styleDescription medium to full-bodied red wines
tannic red wines in youth
typicalAgingPotentialRed 5–15 years
typicalAlcoholRangeRed 12.0–13.5% ABV
typicalAlcoholRangeWhite 12.0–13.5% ABV
typicalAromas blackberry
earthy notes
plum
red cherry
spice
undergrowth
typicalWhiteWineAromas citrus
hazelnut
stone fruit
white flowers
whiteGrapeVariety Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc

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Côte Chalonnaise hasVillageAppellation Mercurey AOC
this entity surface form: Givry AOC