The Chardonnay is the grape variety for the white Hautes-Côtes de Beaune wines:
- Density: 10,000 feet/hectare.
- Pruning: Guyot, Cordon de Royat.
- Harvest: Manual
- Yields: allowed 66 hl/hectare (59 hl:ha in high vines)
Serve at a temperature of about 15 °C. (59°F).
Ageing potential: 2 to 4 years.
As their name suggests, these vineyards lie on higher elevations, to the west of the Côte de Beaune; they spread across 926 acres in Côte d’Or and 370 acres in the Saône-et-Loire region, at altitudes ranging from 340 to 450 meters above sea level.
The vines of this appellation are located on the edge of the plateau dominating the Côte de Beaune. It is a relatively recent vineyard, the vines having been replanted only in 1970.
- Clay-limestone soil. Some marl formations, slopes covered with limestone scree.
- South-eastern exposure.
- Steep incline.
- Altitudes between 280 and 450 meters.