Blagny

Blagny is an appellation in France, covering 56.1 ha in Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. The rules allow red wine, based on Pinot Noir. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.5 km north of Chagny and 22 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

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

56.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.08 × 1.11 km

Centre

46.9582° N, 4.7387° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

58 hl/ha

Min planting density

9,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

5.5 km north of Chagny

Nearest city

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

To the sea

376 km

Same latitude

Royal Slope (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

280–394 m

Mean elevation

342 m

Mean slope

8.0° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 53,723 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)100%

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

Communes · 2

• Meursault
• Puligny-Montrachet

Inside Blagny · 8

• Blagny premier cruPremier cru
• Blagny premier cru Hameau de BlagnyPremier cru
• Blagny premier cru La Garenne ou sur la GarennePremier cru
• Blagny premier cru La JeunellottePremier cru
• Blagny premier cru La Pièce sous le BoisPremier cru
• Blagny premier cru Sous BlagnyPremier cru
• Blagny premier cru Sous le Dos d'AnePremier cru
• Blagny premier cru Sous le PuitsPremier cru

Sources

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