Fixin

Fixin is an appellation in France, covering 153.8 ha in Brochon and Fixin. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.9 km south-west of Chenôve and 8 km south-west of Dijon.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

153.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.0 × 1.5 km

Centre

47.2449° N, 4.9737° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

64 hl/ha

Min planting density

9,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

5.9 km south-west of Chenôve

Nearest city

8 km south-west of Dijon 159,941 people

To the sea

408 km

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

268–364 m

Mean elevation

296 m

Mean slope

3.9° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 149,315 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)49%
• Unconsolidated sediments31%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks20%

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

Communes · 2

• Brochon
• Fixin

Inside Fixin · 7

• Fixin premier cruPremier cru
• Fixin premier cru ArveletsPremier cru
• Fixin premier cru Clos NapoléonPremier cru
• Fixin premier cru Clos de la PerrièrePremier cru
• Fixin premier cru Clos du ChapitrePremier cru
• Fixin premier cru HerveletsPremier cru
• Fixin premier cru Les Meix BasPremier cru

Wineries · 1

• Domaine Berthaut Domaine-Gerbet

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)