Appellation: Burgundy
Burgundy · France
16.7°C
476mm
Intermediate
Growing-season mean of 15–17 °C
10.9°C
Day–night swing; higher preserves acidity.
Representative-location climate normals, 1989–2018 (TerraClimate), read at Cote-d'Or. Source: Puga et al., OENO One 2022.
- Dry red (Pinot Noir)
- Dry white (Chardonnay)
Grapes of Burgundy
The spiritual home of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, where a mosaic of tiny climats turns single vineyards into named wines.
Burgundy runs as a narrow strip of east-facing slopes down eastern France, and few regions are so obsessed with place. Its limestone hillsides are divided into hundreds of climats — individual parcels with their own names, histories, and classified rankings — so that a wine's identity comes less from a producer than from the exact patch of ground it grew on.
The reds are pure Pinot Noir, prized for perfume and delicacy: red berries, earth, and forest floor rather than power. The whites are pure Chardonnay, ranging from the steely wines of the north to the rich, nutty grands crus of the Côte de Beaune. In both colors, the region rewards patience, as its best bottles unwind slowly over many years.
Production is recorded by region, not by appellation.