Mercurey premier cru Les Saumonts

Mercurey premier cru Les Saumonts is a premier cru climat of Mercurey in France, covering 4.1 ha in Mercurey. That is 0.5% of the Mercurey appellation area. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.3 km north-west of Châtenoy-le-Royal and 13 km north-west 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

Mercurey

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

4.1 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.29 × 0.28 km

Centre

46.8470° N, 4.7121° E

Where it is

Nearest town

9.3 km north-west of Châtenoy-le-Royal

Nearest city

13 km north-west of Chalon-sur-Saône 47,251 people

To the sea

363 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

288–337 m

Mean elevation

312 m

Mean slope

12.1° (21 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 3,933 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)100%

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

Communes · 1

• Mercurey

Neighbours

• Mercurey premier cru Les Puillets

Sources

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