Chorey-les-Beaune wine (original) (raw)

Chorey-les-Beaune wine is produced in the commune of Chorey-les-Beaune in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Chorey-les-Beaune, which may also be written Chorey, may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. More than 90 per cent of the production consists of red wine. There are no Grand Cru and no Premier Cru vineyards within Chorey-les-Beaune wine. Chorey-les-Beaune wine is sometimes declassified to Côte de Beaune-Villages, which is an appellation that allow négociants to sell wine blended from several villages. The AOC was created in 1970.