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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 OIV 9 OIV 2024 9 Orals - Viticulture, table grapes, dried grapes and unfermented grape products 9 Climats: a model of terroir-based winegrowing recognized by UNESCO

Climats: a model of terroir-based winegrowing recognized by UNESCO

Abstract

In Burgundy, a climat has nothing to do with the weather but accurately designates a named vine plot, often centuries-old, which produces a singular wine.  This wine is the combination of history, the natural environment (relief, type of soil, exposure to the sun), a grape variety and know-how going back thousands of years. The grapes of each climat are harvested separately and the wine is made from a single grape variety and has a unique name featured on the bottle. Romanée conti, clos de vougeot, montrachet, musigny, corton… Are all climats that express the specific micro-terroir of these parcels. The climats are the legacy of 2,000 years of winemaking tradition over which 1,500 different climats have been progressively identified, delimited, named and prioritized. Since 4 july 2015, the climats du vignoble de bourgogne are inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list as a “cultural landscape”, i.e. The combined work of humankind and nature. Inclusion on the world heritage list underscores the recognition of the climats du vignoble de bourgogne as a model of terroir-based winegrowing, unique in the world, and a cultural heritage, created by humankind for over 2,000 years.
Climats: un modello di viticoltura basata sul terroir riconosciuto dall’UNESCO

In Borgogna, un climat non si riferisce al tempo atmosferico, ma a una parcella di viti, delimitata e denominata con precisione, spesso per secoli, e che produce un vino singolare.  Questo vino è une combinazione della storia, di un ambiente naturale (rilievo, tipo di suolo, esposizione al sole), di un vitigno e di un know-how secolare. Ogni climat, raccolto e vinificato separatamente da un singolo vitigno, porta un nome unico che compare sulla bottiglia. Romanée conti, clos de vougeot, montrachet, musigny, corton… Sono tutti climats che esprimono il particolare micro-terroir di queste parcelle.  I climats sono l’eredità di 2.000 anni di storia della viticoltura, durante i quali le persone hanno gradualmente identificato, delimitato, nominato e dato priorità a più di 1.500 diversi climats. Dal 4 luglio 2015, i climats du vignoble de bourgogne sono stati iscriti nella lista del patrimonio mondiale dell’unesco come “paesaggio culturale”, ovvero come opera combinata dell’uomo e della natura. Si tratta di un riconoscimento dei climats du vignoble de bourgogne come modello di viticoltura basata sul terroir, unico al mondo, e di un paesaggio culturale che è stato plasmato dall’uomo per oltre 2.000 anni.

Climats : un modèle de viticulture de terroir reconnu par l’UNESCO

En Bourgogne, un climat ne désigne pas la météo mais bien une parcelle de vigne, précisément délimitée et nommée, souvent depuis des siècles, et qui produit un vin singulier.  Ce vin est le fruit d’une histoire, d’un milieu naturel (relief, nature des sols, exposition au soleil), d’un cépage et d’un savoir-faire millénaire. Chaque climat, vendangé et vinifié séparément à partir d’un seul cépage, porte un nom unique que l’on retrouve sur la bouteille. Romanée conti, clos de vougeot, montrachet, musigny, corton… Sont autant de climats qui expriment le micro-terroir particulier de ces parcelles.  Les climats sont l’héritage de 2000 ans d’histoire de culture de la vigne au cours desquels les hommes ont progressivement identifié, délimité, nommé et hiérarchisé plus de 1500 climats différents. Depuis le 4 juillet 2015, les climats du vignoble de bourgogne sont inscrits sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’unesco en tant que « paysage culturel », c’est-à-dire comme œuvre conjuguée de l’homme et de la nature. C’est la reconnaissance des climats du vignoble de bourgogne comme un modèle de viticulture de terroir unique au monde et d’un paysage culturel, façonné par l’homme depuis plus de 2000 ans.

Publication date: November 19, 2024

Issue: OIV 2024

Type: Article

Authors

Gilles de Larouzière¹

¹ Association des climats du vignoble de bourgogne – 12 bd bretonnière  beaune France

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