{"id":1626,"date":"2025-06-09T14:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:50:01","slug":"sub-climats-op-grand-cru-etiketten-binnenkort-verboden-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/sub-climats-op-grand-cru-etiketten-binnenkort-verboden-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-climats on Grand Cru labels: soon to be banned?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Burgundy is famed for its precision and terroir-driven wines. But producers may soon be forbidden from including the name of a <\/span>sub-climat<\/span><\/em> (named plot or <\/span>lieu-dit<\/span><\/em>) on Grand Cru labels \u2013 even though this has long been common practice. A stricter interpretation of the rules now threatens to put an end to this tradition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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According to Burgundy expert Jasper Morris MW, it will no longer be allowed to use labels such as Echezeaux En Orveau or Le Charlemagne. Only Corton is exempt, as its original decrees specifically authorized names like Corton Renardes or Corton Perri\u00e8res. Morris calls the decision regrettable: if a lieu-dit is officially recorded in the cadastre, it should be permitted on the label. He does agree, however, that in the case of Clos Vougeot \u2013 where plot names have never been formally registered \u2013 it's a different story.<\/p>

Our view:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>

We share this concern, especially in major Grand Crus<\/a> such as <\/span>Echezeaux<\/span>, where quality can vary greatly depending on the plot, the mention of a <\/span>lieu-dit<\/span> offers real added value. For example, we work with Domaine <\/span>Michel No\u00ebllat<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, who owns vines in <\/span>Echezeaux Du Dessus<\/span> \u2013 a prime parcel just above <\/span>Grands-Echezeaux<\/span>. Why should this not be allowed on the label?<\/span><\/p>

Even in <\/span>Clos Vougeot<\/span> , we believe names like <\/span>Grand Maupertuis<\/span> \u2013 a historically respected sector \u2013 are worth mentioning when they consistently produce high-quality wine. And what about <\/span>Clos Saint-Denis<\/span> or <\/span>Clos de la Roche<\/span>? These Grand Crus have been expanded over the years with adjacent vineyards. In such cases, indicating the original parcel would help the consumer understand the wine better.<\/span><\/p>

In short: terroir is Burgundy\u2019s soul. Let\u2019s keep naming it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De Bourgogne staat bekend om haar precisie en terroirgedreven wijnen. Toch wordt het voor wijnmakers binnenkort verboden om nog de naam van een sub-climat (deelperceel of lieu-dit) op het etiket van een Grand Cru te zetten \u2013 ook al was dat tot nu toe gangbare praktijk. Een nieuwe interpretatie van de regelgeving dreigt een eeuwenoud […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1691,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions\/1691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leuvin.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}