Beaujolais is an appellation in France, covering 39,656 ha across 88 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
172–745 m
Mean elevation
335 m
Measured over the whole outline on 148,444 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
BeaujolaisRed
Gamay
max 65 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Beaujolais VillagesRed
Gamay
max 63 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Beaujolais SupérieurRed
Gamay
max 63 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Beaujolais Primeur/NouveauRed
Gamay
max 65 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
BeaujolaisRosé
Gamay
max 65 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Beaujolais VillagesRosé
Gamay
max 63 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Beaujolais Primeur/NouveauRosé
Gamay
max 65 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
BeaujolaisWhite
Chardonnay
max 75 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Beaujolais VillagesWhite
Chardonnay
max 73 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.