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Chorey-lès-Beaune

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Chorey-lès-Beaune
AOC Chorey-lès-Beaune is a communal appellation in Côte de Beaune, Côte d'Or. Red wines produced in the Chorey-lès-Beaune area are also eligible for the Côte de Beaune Villages appellation. The production area is exclusively limited to the commune of Chorey-lès-Beaune. This appellation may be followed by the name of the climate from which the wine comes. Among the different crus of Chorey-lès-Beaune are those offered by Domaine Maréchal-Caillot and Domaine Joseph Drouhin.

Close to Beaune, Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune, Chorey-lès-Beaune lies at the foot of the Côte. Chorey-lès-Beaune wines are an excellent introduction to local AOC Burgundy wines. These are accessible, generous bottles. Long sold under the names of its prestigious neighbors because of its body and bouquet, Chorey-lès-Beaune wine rightly earned the right to defend its own colors in 1970: red, mainly Pinot Noir, but also a growing share of white from Chardonnay.

The Chorey-lès-Beaune terroir consists of marly-limestone alluvium on a stony bedrock, with occasional ferruginous hues, which has descended from the Côte over the millennia. There is a layer of gravel around Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune.

Chorey-lès-Beaune, a discreet appellation to discover

While Burgundy's vineyards abound with prestigious names and highly prized wines, to the point that some bottles are very hard to come by and often require a hefty price tag, there are a few more discreet appellations that are well worth a visit. Chorey-lès-Beaune, an appellation located on the Côte de Beaune, is one of them. In red, more rarely in white, it knows how to make pinot noir or chardonnay vibrate.

An atypical situation

Although Chorey-lès-Beaune, like the rest of the Côte d'Or vineyards, has a long history of vine-growing, it was not until 1970 that it was classified as an AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée). The commune has just 134 hectares of vines, which were hit hard by phylloxera and mildew in the early 20th century. Until 1970, grapes grown in Chorey-lès-Beaune were sold under the appellation names of neighboring villages. Recognition as an AOC, however, marked the acknowledgement of a particular terroir, with its own personality, and an atypical situation. While the vast majority of Côte d'Or vineyards (known as climats) are planted on hillsides, in Chorey-lès-Beaune most of the vines grow on the plain. This partly explains the absence of climats classified as grand cru or premier cru, the highest levels of appellation. These levels are reserved for climates that combine exceptional terroir, optimal exposure and the ability to drain off rainwater... The wines of Chorey-lès-Beaune benefit, from one climate to the next, from the Burgundy appellation or the Chorey-lès-Beaune communal appellation. Because of their small size, these wines "don't flood the market". Less prestige, modest volumes - this explains the relative discretion of the appellation. But this discretion and the atypical aspect of its exposure are becoming assets. The price range remains very reasonable, and the lesser exposure to the sun produces well-balanced wines that let Pinot Noir (over 90% of the wines produced) and Chardonnay express themselves.

Supple, elegant, gourmet wines

The soils of the Chorey-lès-Beaune appellation are predominantly clay-limestone, with marl-limestone alluvium and a sandy subsoil. For red wines, Chorey-lès-Beaune offers Pinot Noirs with little tannin and a strong fruity character. For a long time, the appellation was criticized for producing wines that were pleasant, but not very persistent, with a limited aromatic palette. These criticisms are no longer valid. Controlling yields, allowing vines to age to achieve greater concentration, and producing cuvées en parcellaire (grapes from a single climate) have all played their part. Now, when you taste a Chorey-lès-Beaune red, you'll discover a wine with a light color, a subtle nose combining notes of blackcurrant and dried flowers, and a delicate, suave palate that lets the crisp, juicy fruit shine through. The few plots planted with Chardonnay have a higher concentration of limestone, but the soils are still fairly deep. Chorey-lès-Beaune whites are light gold in color, with a nose reminiscent of honeysuckle, and a slight minerality on the palate that awakens the palate and gives the wine length. Notes of yellow fruit and hazelnut, and a fairly pronounced fatness make these salivating wines ideal as aperitifs or at the table, with risotto or tabbouleh. In both colors, the roundness and elegance of these wines make them ideal for the arrival of fine weather.
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Domaine Antonin Guyon - Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Champs Longs 2022

89/100 Robert Parker

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88-91/100 Burghound

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88/100 Inside Burgundy - Jasper Morris

(2019 vintage notes)
pinot noir
elegant
raspberry
grilled meat

"Delightful red berries, very light!

On the nose, Champs Longs presents floral notes as well as morello cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant fruit. Elegant, with well-integrated tannins and a balanced finish. A beautifully consistent wine that will delight Burgundy connoisseurs.

Domaine Arnoux - Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Confrelins blanc 2022

chardonnay
fruity
fish

"Confidential in white!"

This white Chorey-lès-Beaune is a superb discovery. With its fruitiness, freshness and silky structure, it's the ideal companion for oeufs en meurette! Lively in its youth, it will gain in suppleness with age and develop an even more delicious fatness.

Domaine Arnoux - Chorey-lès-Beaune rouge 2022

1*Étoile Hachette

pinot noir
subtle
chicken supreme

"A wine for pleasure, supple, fruity and moderately tannic".

"This wine, with its limpid ruby hue, opens with a light perfume of black berries and licorice. On the palate, it offers good volume, smoothness and roundness, underpinned by ripe tannins and soft oak. A gourmet Chorey, already pleasant, but which will also age serenely". (Le Guide Hachette 2025)

Louis Jadot - Famille Gagey Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Beaumonts 2021

87-89/100 Robert Parker

pinot noir
fleshy
elegant
roast veal

"Surprisingly elegant!"

"The Beaumonts 2021 from Chorey-lès-Beaune (Domaine Gagey) has aromas of plum, peony, vine smoke and clay soil. Medium-bodied, supple and fleshy, with lively acidity and a seamless profile, it will drink well young." (Wine Advocate 2023)

Sylvain Dussort - Les Beaumonts 2019

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3.5/5 (2 reviews)

pinot noir
powerful
complex
end
delicate

Made from vines planted between Savigny-les-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton, Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Beaumonts is an ideal introduction to Burgundy wines. Very fine and complex, with notes of red fruit and raspberry, it reveals itself with great elegance on the nose. On the palate, it's powerful but above all delicate, with smooth, fine tannins. A very fine Pinot Noir!

Decelle-Villa - Chorey-lès-Beaune 2013

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4/5 (1 review)

With its light ruby color, Chorey-les-Beaune exudes fruit and freshness on the nose. On the palate, the structure is supple and luscious, with notes of Morello cherry and raspberry. Light, elegant and low in tannin!

Domaine Maréchal-Caillot 2005

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4/5 (3 reviews)

A tender, gourmet wine to discover!

La Revue du Vin de France:"Exceptional success", Guide RVF 15/20
From a small parcel of old vines of a single plot of less than one hectare on a very high quality terroir in the area known as "les crais". Chorey-lès-Beaune 2005, produced in only 5000 bottles, is unanimously acclaimed during tastings. It is appreciated for its purity and frankness, as well as for the finesse of its tannins. A fine heritage of the Chorey-lès-Beaune terroir, this little-known appellation is well worth a visit. This tender, gourmet cuvée can be enjoyed now on its fruity palette, or after a few years in the cellar...