Bouzeron AOC

The wine-growing area Bouzeron is a small town appeal in the northwest corner of the vineyard Côte Chalonnaise in Burgundy. Since 17 February 1998 it has the status of a Appellation d' Origine for wine, which is only made ​​from the native to the Burgundy white Aligoté grape. The vineyard area is about 51 hectares spread over the two communities Bouzeron and Chassey -le-Camp. The average annual production between 2004 and 2008 amounted to 2886 hectoliters.

Geography, climate and soil

Bouzeron is just a few kilometers south of the Chassagne -Montrachet wine regions and Santenay. The vineyards lie at an altitude of 270 m to 350 m on both sides of the community Bouzeron on the slopes of the Montagne de l' Ermitage in the northwest and the Montagne de la Folie in the southeast. The climate is continental.

The vines are on nutrient-poor loam and limestone soils that are only in a thin layer over bedrock. The landscape form originated in the Middle and Upper Jurassic million years ago, about 155 to 160.

Character

After Bouzeron had in 1979 given the status as Bourgogne Aligoté de Bouzeron, it was mainly the work of Aubert de Villaine, the co-owner of Domaine de la Romanee -Conti and one of the leading winery in Bouzeron, which led to a significant increase in quality of the wines. The result was the recognition as an independent appellation in 1998.

In the vineyards of entering a particular variant of the Aligoté grape for cultivation, the so-called Aligoté doré. It provides lower yields and more aromatic wines than the sister grape Aligoté vert The wines are characterized by pleasant freshness and minerality with hints of citrus fruits from. The aging potential of the wines is low. They are best drunk within two to three years.