{"id":1937,"date":"2023-04-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sodivin.fr\/blog\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:23:48","slug":"climates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sodivin.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/13\/climates\/","title":{"rendered":"The climates in Burgundy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The particularity of Burgundy<\/strong><\/a> is to have fragmented plots. These parcels are precisely surveyed and called \u201cclimates\u201d in Burgundy. Not to be confused with \u201clieux-dits\u201d, climats express the link between a named place and a very specific terroir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, in Burgundy, a “Climat” is a wine-growing terroir combining plot, grape variety and know-how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A term dating from the 16th century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The word \u201cClimate\u201d appears for the first time in writings in the 16th century. It is then synonymous with locality. But, a century later, the use of this term changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word “climat” now refers to the place and characterizes the differences and hierarchy between the wines of the Burgundy coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Photo cr\u00e9dit : climat-bourgogne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Les Pucelles in Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Amoureuses Chambolle Musigny Premier Cru\u2026 These names correspond to localities or parcels of vines that producers mention on their labels. Here, these examples are indeed “climats” and designate the viticultural terroir of a wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Burgundy, there are several thousand climates. These generally represent the best plots in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Burgundy has a very specific hierarchy when it comes to defining or classifying a wine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n