Beaune Red Wine

It has a mellow texture with.

Beaune red wine. Beaune has 42 premier cru climats more than any other commune in burgundy. Plus recommendations for when to drink the wines at their best. The production consists of slightly over 85 per cent red wine and slightly less than 15 per cent white wine.

The little known 66ha côte de beaune appellation has nothing to do with côte de beaune villages which is not specific to a single terroir and refers to wines that come from a number of village communes justoutside the côte de beaune. The whites less common make the best use of soils suited to the chardonnay grape. Beaune wine is produced in the commune of beaune in the côte de beaune subregion of burgundy the appellation d origine contrôlée aoc beaune may be used for red and white wine with respectively pinot noir and chardonnay as the main grape variety.

Bourgogne or vin de bourgogne is wine made in the burgundy region in eastern france in the valleys and slopes west of the saône a tributary of the rhône the most famous wines produced here those commonly referred to as burgundies are dry red wines made from pinot noir grapes and white wines made from chardonnay grapes. Beaune premier cru wines are those made under the strictest conditions of the beaune appellation in burgundy the grapes are grown exclusively in the commune s premier cru classified vineyards most are red wines made from pinot noir though white wines from chardonnay are also produced. There are no grand cru vineyards in this commune but 36 premiers crus.

One i recommend is the premier cru clos des mouches drouhin 2009 55. Beaune wines have always been predominantly pinot noir reds. Drouhin is one of the few producers to use it.

The beaune vineyards are among the most extensive of the côte. Beaune vineyards are the most extensive of the côte de beaune between savigny to the north and pommard to the south. Red cote de beaune wines from beaune.

Perhaps best known are the beaune red wines. It s a separate appellation of about 40ha of vineyards above the northern. The beaune aoc was established in 1936.