Mercurey premier cru Clos Tonnerre

Mercurey premier cru Clos Tonnerre is a premier cru climat of Mercurey in France, covering 3 ha in Mercurey. That is 0.4% 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 8.3 km north-west of Châtenoy-le-Royal and 12 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

3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.19 × 0.24 km

Centre

46.8382° N, 4.7202° E

Where it is

Nearest town

8.3 km north-west of Châtenoy-le-Royal

Nearest city

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

To the sea

362 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

240–254 m

Mean elevation

245 m

Mean slope

4.0° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 2,881 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 Vasées

Sources

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