Savigny-lès-Beaune wine

The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Savigny-lès-Beaune 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 is not very often practiced.

There are 22 climats in Savigny-lès-Beaune classified as Premier Cru vineyards.

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

[2] In 2007, 143.26 hectares (354.0 acres) of the total Savigny-lès-Beaune vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which 132.23 hectares (326.7 acres) red and 11.03 hectares (27.3 acres) white Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru.