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II. Burgundy. NUMBERS. CATEGORY AND % SHARE OF TOTAL PRODUCTION. CÔTE D’OR : 32 CHABLIS : 1 (with 7 climats). 1 %. GRAND CRU A.O.C.s. COMMUNAL A.O.C.s with name of PREMIER CRU vineyard. 562 PREMIER CRU VINEYARDS. 11 %. COMMUNE. 44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS. 23 %.
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NUMBERS CATEGORY AND % SHARE OF TOTAL PRODUCTION CÔTE D’OR : 32 CHABLIS : 1 (with 7 climats) 1 % GRAND CRU A.O.C.s COMMUNAL A.O.C.s with name of PREMIER CRU vineyard 562 PREMIER CRU VINEYARDS 11 % COMMUNE 44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS 23 % COMMUNAL A.O.C.s 21 REGIONAL APPELLATIONS REGIONAL A.O.C.s 65 % REGION OR SUB-REGION The Burgundian classification of A.O.C wines
II. Burgundy THE BURGUNDIAN TERROIR A Mother Rock principaly composed of : - Marn - limestone and silice from Chablis to Mâconnais North.. - Granite with schiste and sand in Beaujolais and Mâconnais South. A soil that in reality is very complex and extremely varied. A continental climate : sometimes harsh winters hot summers The vineyards generally face Easterly which allows a quick maturation of the grapes.
RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT APPELLATIONS GRANDS CRUS WOODLAND OR SCRUB COMMUNAL APPELLATIONS Boundary of the vine growing area PREMIERS CRUS REGIONAL APPELLATIONS Hard limestone Marl Limestone and fossils Friable limestone, clay or schist, hard limestone Boundary of the vine growing area Sandy limestone