Vougeot premier cru

Vougeot premier cru is a premier cru sub-zone of Vougeot in France, covering 64.5 ha in Vougeot. That is 95.1% of the Vougeot appellation area. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 4 km north of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 16 km south-west of Dijon.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Vougeot

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

64.5 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

1.25 × 0.74 km

Centre

47.1721° N, 4.9588° E

Where it is

Nearest town

4 km north of Nuits-Saint-Georges

Nearest city

16 km south-west of Dijon 159,941 people

To the sea

400 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

238–272 m

Mean elevation

250 m

Mean slope

2.7° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 4°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 61,822 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

• Unconsolidated sediments43%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)30%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks27%

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

Communes · 1

• Vougeot

Inside Vougeot premier cru · 4

• Vougeot premier cru Clos de la PerrièrePremier cru
• Vougeot premier cru Le Clos BlancPremier cru
• Vougeot premier cru Les CrâsPremier cru
• Vougeot premier cru Les Petits VougeotsPremier cru

Sources

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