Santenay: where the Côte breaks up
A line from the hills above Santenay down through Beaurepaire, Clos des Mouches and Beauregard to the plain. Tap a layer to read it.
Swipe the plate sideways to see the whole section.
Seen from above, on the same scale: the section is cut along the line A–A′. Premiers and grands crus in coloured pencil; the vineyards we pour from in ochre. Vineyards: INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (2026), Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Schematic. The line runs north-west to south-east through Santenay's northern premiers crus. Clos Rousseau and the Maranges lie 2 to 4 km west, toward Cheilly and Dezize, where Liassic marls come to the surface; Clos Rousseau is drawn dashed at its real height; the Maranges wines are listed without pins. Santenay is cut by many small faults; only two are drawn. Layer heights to be checked against the BRGM 1:50,000 sheet for Chagny.
8 layers, youngest at the top
Single vineyards we pour from. Tap one on the plate.
Why Santenay is so varied
- The Côte breaks up here: small faults set hard Bathonian limestone, Bajocian limestone and Liassic marl side by side.
- The high premiers crus (Beaurepaire, Clos des Mouches, Beauregard) sit on hard rock with almost no soil: taut, structured reds.
- Lower down, gravel fans and alluvium give softer wines.
- West toward the Maranges the old Liassic marls take over: more clay, rounder fruit.
Did you knowSantenay has a spa. Its mineral springs rise along the same faults that break up the slope above.
Pas Mal wines on this ground
Santenay premiers crus
- Santenay 1er Cru BeauregardDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay 1er Cru Clos RousseauDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay 1er Cru Clos des MouchesDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay Blanc 1er Cru BeaurepaireDomaine David Moreau
Santenay village
- Santenay Blanc Les PraronsDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay Cuvée SDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay Dalle NacréeDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay Les HâtesDomaine David Moreau
Maranges and Clos Rousseau, to the west
- Maranges Aux GryphéesDomaine David Moreau
- Santenay 1er Cru Clos RousseauDomaine David Moreau
Bourgogne and Aligoté from the southern Côte
- Bourgogne Pinot Noir “Origine”Domaine Beauregard
- Hautes-Côtes de BeauneDomaine Beauregard
- Bourgogne Aligoté Les TillesDomaine David Moreau
- Bourgogne Rouge Sous MontotDomaine David Moreau
Sources: Becky Wasserman & Co., David Moreau pages for Clos des Mouches, Beaurepaire and Clos Rousseau; Domaine David Moreau vineyard notes; Burgundy Report, Domaine David Moreau profile; BRGM 1:50,000 geological map, sheet Chagny; INAO delimitation (open data) for the cru boundaries; AWS Terrain Tiles.