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Appellation · France

Givry

A small, mostly red Chalonnaise appellation making the softest and most immediately drinkable wines of the sub-region.

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What to expect in the glass

Light-to-medium bodied Pinot Noir, soft, red-fruited and gently earthy, with light tannin. Drink within five years.

About Givry

Givry is smaller than Mercurey and makes rounder, softer, more overtly fruity Pinot Noir. It is the Chalonnaise appellation to reach for when the wine is being opened tonight.

A persistent local claim that it was Henri IV’s favourite wine is repeated on a great many back labels and is not something the historical record supports with any confidence.

What the name means

Legal name
Givry AOC
Type
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée / Protégée (AOC / AOP)
Set by
INAO
Regulates
Origin, plus grape varieties, maximum yields, minimum ageing.

The delimited area, permitted varieties, maximum yields, minimum alcohol, pruning and training methods, and in many cases minimum ageing. Administered by INAO.

Grapes

Wines from here

red

Red Burgundy

Pinot Noir at its most perfumed and site-specific: pale, silky, high in acid, and the reference point for the variety worldwide.

Rules worth knowing

Confirmed in the EU register

Givry is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), file number PDO-FR-A0578, protected at EU level since 1973.

Article 107 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Only the rules that change what to expect in the glass or on the label. WineHQ does not reproduce production specifications, and each entry carries the date it was last checked because appellation rules change.

The designation is confirmed above. WineHQ has not read this appellation’s production specification, so it publishes no yields, ageing minima or permitted-variety lists for it — those come from the document linked above, not from a summary of it.

What to eat, and how to serve it

Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.

Red Burgundy

Serve at 14–16°C (cellar cool).

Try with fillet steak, mushroom pasta or steak with béarnaise.

Where to go next

Places worth trying if you like this one — neighbours, rivals, and the obvious step across.

  • Mercurey — The largest and most serious red appellation of the Côte Chalonnaise, and the obvious step down from the Côte de Beaune.
  • Montagny — The southernmost Chalonnaise appellation, for white wine only, and unusual in classifying most of its vineyard as Premier Cru.

Sources

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