France · AOC
Bugey
Appellation
Bugey is an appellation in France, covering 3,739.2 ha across 62 communes. The rules allow rosé, white and red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin mousseux, Vin pétillant, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 3,739.2 ha Separate plots 116 Extent N–S × E–W 60.92 × 38.72 km Centre 45.7951° N, 5.7132° E Grapes Aligoté, Altesse, Chardonnay, Gamay, Jacquère, Molette, Mondeuse Blanche, Mondeuse, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Poulsard Max yield 78 hl/ha Min planting density 4,500 vines/ha INAO office Mâcon
Where it is Nearest town 4.4 km north-east of Belley Nearest city 30 km north of Chambéry 61,640 people To the sea 254 km Rivers nearby Rhône (1.7 km) Lakes nearby du Bourget (8.5 km) Same latitude The Burn of Columbia Valley (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 200–939 m Mean elevation 346 m Measured over the whole outline on 5,428 elevation cells of about 106 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Bugey Cerdon Méthode Ancestrale Rosé · Quality Aromatic Sparkling Wine Gamay Poulsard
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Rosé · Quality Sparkling Wine Gamay Pinot Noir
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey White · Quality Sparkling Wine Chardonnay Jacquère Molette
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Montagnieu White · Quality Sparkling Wine Altesse Chardonnay Mondeuse
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Rosé · Semi-Sparkling Wine Gamay Pinot Noir
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey White · Semi-Sparkling Wine Chardonnay Jacquère Molette
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Montagnieu White · Semi-Sparkling Wine Altesse Chardonnay Mondeuse
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Gamay Red Gamay
max 68 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Pinot Noir Red Pinot Noir
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Mondeuse Red Mondeuse
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Manicle Red Pinot Noir
max 61 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Montagnieu Red Mondeuse
max 61 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Rosé Gamay Pinot Noir
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey White Chardonnay
max 74 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bugey Manicle White Chardonnay
max 69 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red) 5 05
3 06
3 07
3 08
4 09
5 10
3 11
4 12
3 13
3 14
5 15
4 16
4 17
4 18
5 19
5 20
3 21
4 22
4 23
3 24
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white) 4 05
4 06
4 07
4 08
3 09
5 10
3 11
4 12
3 13
5 14
4 15
3 16
5 17
4 18
4 19
5 20
3 21
4 22
4 23
3 24
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)65% Mixed sedimentary rocks30% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 62 Show all 62 Amberieu-En-Bugey Ambleon Andert-Et-Condon Anglefort Arboys En Bugey Argis Artemare Arviere-En-Valromey Belley Benonces Beon Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat Bolozon Boyeux-Saint-Jerome Brens Briord Cerdon Ceyzeriat Ceyzerieu Chanay Chazey-Bons Cheignieu-La-Balme Contrevoz Conzieu Cressin-Rochefort Culoz-Beon Cuzieu Flaxieu Groslee-Saint-Benoit Izieu Journans Jujurieux L'Abergement-De-Varey Lagnieu Lavours Lhuis Magnieu Marignieu Massignieu-De-Rives Merignat Montagnieu Parves Et Nattages Peyrieu Pollieu Poncin Rossillon Saint-Alban Saint-Germain-Les-Paroisses Saint-Jean-Le-Vieux Saint-Martin-De-Bavel Saint-Martin-Du-Mont Saint-Sorlin-En-Bugey Seillonnaz Talissieu Torcieu Tossiat Valromey-Sur-Seran Vaux-En-Bugey Villebois Virieu-Le-Grand Virignin Vongnes
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Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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