Geology of the vineyards
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Geology of the vineyards |
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During
the Jurassic period, which lasted approximately 60 million years in
Burgundy, sediment settled on the seabed. During this time some 500 meters
of sediment was superimposed, especially clays and limestone, along with
marls which are the mixture of both. |
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the upheaval of the Alps (around 40 million years ago), there were
significant tectonic movements that, while maintaining the clay, marl and
limestone composition of the sediments, formed the present slopes and
faults. |
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The vines of Santenay are cultivated on the middle and upper Jurassic geological layers (Oxfordian Marl). |
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