Beaune premier cru Les Epenotes

Beaune premier cru Les Epenotes is a premier cru climat of Beaune in France, covering 8 ha in Beaune. That is 1.7% of the Beaune appellation area. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies around the town of Beaune and 26 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Beaune

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.36 × 0.44 km

Centre

47.0153° N, 4.8117° E

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Beaune

Nearest city

26 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône 47,251 people

To the sea

382 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

233–247 m

Mean elevation

238 m

Mean slope

1.8° (3 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 7,685 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

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.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments87%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)13%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Beaune

Neighbours

• Beaune premier cru Les Boucherottes
• Pommard premier cru Les Boucherottes
• Pommard premier cru Les Petits Epenots

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)