What is a Bourgogne Rouge?

Bourgogne Rouge wines are the still reds produced under the generic Bourgogne appellation. Created in 1937, it covers those Burgundy wines made from vineyards without a more location-specific title. Bourgogne Rouge wine can be produced from grapes grown in any one (or more) of 300 communes throughout Burgundy.

Is Bourgogne white or red?

Regional Wines can be made from grapes grown anywhere in Burgundy and tend to be fresh, light, and lively, making them terrific sippers or aperitif wines. You will find them labeled “Bourgogne Rouge” (red) or “Bourgogne Blanc (white).

What is Bourgogne known for?

Burgundy (French, Bourgogne) [1] is an inland region of east-central France southeast of Paris. Noted for its rich history, Burgundy is probably most famous for the wines of the same name, as well as several other important varieties.

Is Bourgogne wine sweet?

The Chardonnay grape (which makes up 48% of the total plantings in Bourgogne) yields handsome bunches of small, golden, elongated grapes, rich in white, deliciously sweet juice. This famous grape variety gives birth to all of Bourgogne’s great white wines.

Is Bourgogne and Burgundy the same thing?

Bourgogne is the only wine region in France whose name is translated into different languages: “Burgundy” in English , “Burgund” in German, “Borgogna” in Italian, to name but a few. However, the word “Bourgogne” is on every labels, as an AOC or a “Vin de Bourgogne” mention.

Bourgogne Rouge wines are the still reds produced under the generic Bourgogne appellation. Created in 1937, it covers those Burgundy wines made from vineyards without location-specific titles.

What is Burgundy rouge wine made from?

Bourgogne Rouge wine can be produced from grapes grown in any one (or more) of 300 communes throughout Burgundy. Pinot Noir is by far and away the predominant grape used under the title.

What grapes are used in Bourgogne Rouge?

Pinot Noir is the predominant grape used in Bourgogne Rouge, but Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris are permitted as auxiliary varieties.

Why is there no Bourgogne Rouge in the Côte d’Or?

Although covered by the basic Bourgogne appellation, the highest land in the Côte d’Or produces very little Bourgogne Rouge. This is because it is also entitled to use the more-respected Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Hautes Côtes de Nuits titles.