Santenay wine

The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Santenay may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety.

The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines,[3] but this not very often practiced.

Some of these climats are located in the west, in the direction of Dezize-lès-Maranges (a commune which produces Maranges wine), some are located in the middle of the commune, just uphill from the village of Santenay, and some are located in the northeast, close to the border of Chassagne-Montrachet, and forming a continuous band of Premier Cru vineyards with those in that commune.

The wines of these vineyards are designated Santenay Premier Cru + vineyard name, or may labelled just Santenay Premier Cru, in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.

[2] In 2007, 130.02 hectares (321.3 acres) of the total Santenay vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which 110.12 hectares (272.1 acres) red and 12.90 hectares (31.9 acres) white Santenay Premier Cru.