Hautes-Côtes de Nuits

Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is a subregion of the

Premier Cru vineyards.^[1] This AOC may be used for red and rosé wines with Pinot noir as the main grape variety, as well as white wines with Chardonnay

as the main grape variety, and was created in 1961.

The AOC covers a number of communes in the Côte-d'Or department: 16 communes situated above the escarpment (the actual Hautes Côtes), and the top parts of four communes that are mainly situated in Côte de Nuits. The border between Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune to the south passes through Magny-lès-Villers.^[1]

Production

In 2008, there was 656.97 hectares (1,623.4 acres) of vineyard surface in production in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, and 28.757 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 22.656 hectoliter red wine (including a small amount of rosé) and 6.101 hectoliter white wine.^[2] The total amount produced corresponds to just over 3.8 million bottles, of which just over 3.0 million bottles of red wine (including rosé) and just over 800,000 bottles of white wine.

AOC regulations

For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and

potential alcohol

for red wine, 10.5 per cent for white wine and wine.

References

^ ^a ^b "BIVB: Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
^ BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne, accessed on November 17, 2009
^ "AOC regulations, last updated 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

[BIVB_fiche-1] "BIVB: Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

[BIVB-2] BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne, accessed on November 17, 2009

[AOC-3] "AOC regulations, last updated 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

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