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Côte de Nuits · Appellation guide

Marsannay

The gateway to the Côte de Nuits, and the only Village appellation of the Côte to make all three colours.

  • 1414 climats under review by INAO
  • 1987Appellation since
Hautes-Côtes Hautes-Côtes Saône plain Côte de Nuits Côte de Beaune DijonCôte Chalonnaise20 km south of SantenayChagny N 5 km MarsannayFixinGevrey-ChambertinMorey-Saint-DenisChambolle-MusignyVougeotVosne-RomanéeNuits-Saint-GeorgesDomaine du PalaisAloxe-CortonPernand-VergelessesSavigny-lès-BeauneBeaunePommardVolnayMonthélieMeursaultPuligny-MontrachetChassagne-MontrachetSaint-AubinSantenayMontagny
Where is Marsannay
Fact sheet

Identity card

Côte
Côte de Nuits
The appellation is created
19 May 1987
Colours and grapes
Red, rosé (Pinot Noir) and white (Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc)
Area under vine (2022)
281 ha: 214 ha red, 51 ha white, 16 ha rosé
Premiers Crus
14 climats under review by INAO
Grands Crus
None
Communes
Marsannay-la-Côte, Couchey, Chenôve
Altitude
255 – 390 m
Exposure
East to south
The plots to know

The climats to know

Here are the climats people talk about, and why.

Upper slope Mid-slope Foot of the slope ≈ 390 m≈ 255 m D974 ← FixinDijon → North → MarsannayChenôveCouchey1Clos du Roy2Les Longeroies3Les Saint-Jacques4Champ Salomon

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Climat guide

Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it.

  • Climat (Village)
  • Village
Schematic map, seen from the plain: the slope rises towards the woods, north is on the right. Indicative positions, after the official BIVB maps.
  1. 1
    Clos du RoyClimat (Village)

    In Chenôve, a former vineyard of the Dukes of Burgundy, whose great presses can still be visited in the village.

  2. 2
    Les LongeroiesClimat (Village)

    North of the village, one of Marsannay’s most renowned climats, a candidate for Premier Cru status.

  3. 3
    Les Saint-JacquesClimat (Village)

    South of the village: one of the appellation’s historic climats.

  4. 4
    Champ SalomonClimat (Village)

    In Couchey, on the Fixin border: one of the appellation’s most often cited climats.

Soil and slope

The terroir

The vineyard runs north to south over the best of the slope and its foot, between 255 and 390 m, facing east to south. The soils, from the Middle Jurassic, vary greatly from plot to plot.

  • Altitude255 – 390 m
  • ExposureEast to south
  • CommunesMarsannay-la-Côte, Couchey, Chenôve
Memory of the place

A little history

Vines are recorded here from the 7th century. The Abbey of Bèze, the Bishop of Autun and the Dukes of Burgundy all owned vines, and its wines were served at the table of Louis XIV. Marsannay rosé was born in 1919; the Village appellation was only recognised in 1987, and the classification of its best climats as Premier Cru has been submitted to INAO.

  1. 7th c.First recorded vines
  2. 1919Birth of Marsannay rosé
  3. 1987The appellation is created
The style

In the glass

Deeply coloured reds with morello cherry, strawberry, blackcurrant and blueberry, and a meaty finish. Whites of citrus, hawthorn and acacia, round and mineral. Fresh rosés with notes of vine peach.

At the table

Flank steak with shallots, game birds; chicken Gaston Gérard with the white; summer barbecues with the rosé.

Our pairing guide
Our selection

Our wines from Marsannay

1 wine from this appellation on our list, from 94 € to 94 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.

Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.