Côte des Blancs
The Côte des Blancs is an approx. 20 km long champagne- growing area, which goes south from the Valle de la Marne (in the department of Marne ), which cuts the Champagne from east to west. The entire wine-growing area of Champagne has 34,000 hectares, roughly as much as New Zealand . Most of the vineyards face east.
Almost 10% of this area is in the Côte des Blancs: 3150 ha (half the size of Franconia). 95% Chardonnay is grown.
The Côte des Blancs has six municipalities with Grand Cru status:
- Avize
- Chouilly
- Cramant
- Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
- Oger , part of the municipality of Blancs-Coteaux
- Oiry
Web links
- Côte des Blancs , tourisme-en-champagne.com (French)