Mercurey does indeed take its name from the Roman god Mercury, in his capacity as god of trade. Final alcohol levels of up to 14 percent are permitted, although very few Mercurey wines ever reach this strength. The crus are required to meet slightly more stringent conditions than the appellation's other wines – namely a higher level of alcohol (+0.5 percent) and a higher minimum level of grape ripeness (+8 percent) before harvest. The current list of Mercurey Premier Crus is the product of several reviews, carried out in 1990, 19. Wines from these sites may append their vineyard names to the Mercurey Premier Cru appellation title. Although in general Mercurey is supposedly warmer than more northerly communes, the appellation's hilly topography and slightly increased altitude moderate the temperatures, allowing the wines to retain a certain freshness.Īround a quarter of Mercurey's vineyards are classified as premier cru, accounting for 30 officially recognized and delimited climats. The only threat to local viticulture is the particularly cool winters, which can often last longer than in neighboring areas. Mercurey's climate is considered to be of continental type, with warm, long summers and relatively dry fall months, making for an excellent growing season and harvest.
This large output comes from a dense patchwork of vineyards covering around 650 hectares (1600 acres) of rolling limestone hillsides. Mercurey is by far the most prolific of the five Chalonnaise communal appellations, producing more wine than its neighbors Rully and Givry combined (approximately 3,000,000 liters).
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The Mercurey appellation was created in 1936 and covers the wines of Mercurey itself, plus those of neighboring Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu. The maximum yield for crops here is closer to the stringent regulations of the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune than it is to the slightly more relaxed rules that apply to the rest of the Chalonnaise. This is the result not only of the excellent terroir, but also of the more quality-focused appellation laws. The classic Mercurey wine is deeper in color, more full-bodied and also longer-lived than its counterparts from the other Chalonnaise communes. The five major rivers of France are the Loire, the longest, the Rhine on the German border, the Rhne going to the Mediterranean Sea from Lake Geneva, the Seine cutting through Paris, and the Garonne. The Côte Chalonnaise was once known as the Région de Mercurey, which gives an idea of how important this particular appellation is to the wider region. The French Alps is the home of the highest peak in Europe (excluding the Caucasus mountains) reaching 4807 meters right on the border with Italy. The appellation's relatively rare Mercurey Blanc wines are made from Chardonnay and account for around 10 percent of the total output. It is one of the five communal titles of the Chalonnaise and produces predominantly red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. Mercurey is a village in the Côte Chalonnaise sub-region of Burgundy.
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