Saint-Aubin premier cru Derrière la Tour

Saint-Aubin premier cru Derrière la Tour is a premier cru climat of Saint-Aubin in France, covering 2 ha in Saint-Aubin. That is 0.8% of the Saint-Aubin appellation area. 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 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

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Saint-Aubin

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.18 × 0.18 km

Centre

46.9577° N, 4.7204° E

Where it is

Nearest town

5.9 km north of Chagny

Nearest city

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

To the sea

376 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

280–303 m

Mean elevation

288 m

Mean slope

8.1° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 1,919 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

• Saint-Aubin

Neighbours

• Saint-Aubin premier cru En Créot

Sources

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