Richebourg is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. K. MacNeil The Wine Bible pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée, and borders La Romanée and Romanée-Conti in the south, Romanée-Saint-Vivant in the east and Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru vineyards in the north and west. The AOC was created in 1936.
Production In 2008, of vineyard surface was in production within the AOC, and 198 hectoliter of wine was produced,BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne, accessed on October 28, 2009 corresponding to a little over 26,000 bottles. This wine is mentioned in the film Sideways.
Characteristics "Richebourg has more opulence than finesse ... Richebourg is the more massive and La Romanée-Conti finer"Lalou Bize-Leroy quoted in "Les vins de reve", Nicolas de Rabaudy and Jean-Luc Pouteau, Solar, 1993?, p. 108-9
AOC regulations The main grape variety for Richebourg is Pinot noir. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes, but this is practically never used for any Burgundy Grand Cru vineyard. The allowed base yield is 35 hectoliter per hectare, a minimum planting density of 9,000 vines per hectare and a minimum grape maturity of 11.5 per cent potential alcohol is required.AOC regulations, last updated 2009
Producers There are several different vineyard owners in Richebourg, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti with being the most famous.
See also List of Burgundy Grand Crus
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