Château-Chalon is an appellation in France, covering 94.3 ha across 4 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Savagnin Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 11 km north-east of Lons-le-Saunier and 74 km north of Geneva.
Jura appellation for vin jaune only: Savagnin aged at least six years under a veil of yeast, without topping up, and sold in the 62 cl clavelin bottle.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
256–436 m
Mean elevation
320 m
Mean slope
14.4° (26 %)
Steepest tenth
above 23°
Faces
south-west
Measured over the whole outline on 89,265 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
Château-ChalonWhite
Savagnin Blanc
max 50 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
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.