Givry wine is produced in the communes of Givry

Givry

-France:Givry is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Givry, in the Ardennes département* Givry, in the Saône-et-Loire département* Givry, in the Yonne département* Givry-en-Argonne, in the Marne département...

, Dracy-le-Fort

Dracy-le-Fort

Dracy-le-Fort is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

 and Jambles

Jambles

Jambles is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

 in the Côte Chalonnaise

Côte Chalonnaise

Côte Chalonnaise is a subregion of the Burgundy wine region of France. Côte Chalonnaise lies to the south of the Côte d'Or continuing the same geology southward. It is still in the main area of Burgundy wine production but it includes no Grand cru vineyards...

 subregion of Burgundy

Burgundy wine

Burgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...

. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...

(AOC) Givry may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot noir is a black wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from Pinot noir grapes...

 and Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand...

 as the main grape variety. The production of red wine dominates, with almost 80 per cent. There are 27 Premier Cru vineyards within Givry AOC, but no Grand Cru vineyards exist in this part of Burgundy. The AOC was created in 1946.

Production

In 2008, 268.98 hectares (664.7 acre) of vineyard surface was in production for Givry at village and Premier Cru level, and 12,576 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 10,278 hectoliter red wine and 2,298 hectoliter white wine. Some 45.46 hectares (112.3 acre) of this area was used for the white wines. The total amount produced corresponds to just under 1.7 million bottles, of which just under 1.4 million bottles of red wine and just over 300,000 bottles of white wine.

Premiers Crus

There are 27 climat

CLIMAT

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s within the Givry AOC classified as Premier Cru vineyards. Their wines are designated Givry Premier Cru + vineyard name, or as just Givry Premier Cru, in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.

In 2008, 108.13 hectares (267.2 acre) of the total Givry vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which 96.68 hectares (238.9 acre) red and 9.45 hectares (23.4 acre) white Givry Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five year average, is 4,668 hectoliter of red wine and 521 hectoliter of white wine.

The Premier Cru vineyards are the following:

Clos du Cras Long Clos du Vernoy Les Grandes Vignes Clos Marceaux Les Grands Prétans Clos de la Baraude Petit Marole Cellier aux Moines Clos Charlé

Clos Jus Servoisine Les Bois Chevaux Clos Saint-Pierre Clos Saint-Paul Clos Salomon Clos Marole A Vigne Rouge Crauzot

En Cras Long La Baraude En Choue La Grande Berge La Plante Le Paradis Le Petit Prétan Le Vigron Les Bois Gautiers