In some cases,
lieux-dits appear on wine labels, in addition to the AOC name. This is most commonly seen for
Alsace wine and
Burgundy wine. It may not always be easy for consumers to tell if a name on a wine label is a
lieu-dit or a
cuvée name created by the producer. The only case of mandatory mention of a
lieu-dit is in Alsace, for
Alsace Grand Cru AOC. The Grand Cru designation may only be used if a
lieu-dit is indicated.
Lieux-dits may also be indicated on regular
Alsace AOC wines, but is not mandatory. In Burgundy, the term
climat is used interchangeably with
lieu-dit. The use of the
lieu-dit varies with the level of classification of the wine. Although the
Grand Cru burgundies are generally considered to be classified on the vineyard level and defined as separate AOCs (with the exception of
Chablis Grand Cru), some Burgundy Grand Crus are in fact divided into several
lieux-dits. An example is
Corton, where it is fairly common to see
lieux-dits such as Les Bressandes, Le Clos de Roi and Les Renardes indicated. For village level burgundies, the
lieu-dit may only be indicated in smaller print than the village name to avoid confusion with
Premier Cru burgundies, where the village and vineyard name are indicated in the same size print. In
Rhône,
lieux-dits are most commonly seen for some of the top wines of the region. Two examples are the
lieu-dit La Landonne or La Chatillonne within
Côte-Rôtie. Not all sites have been registered as
lieux-dits. For example La Mouline and Les Jumelles are
les marques of individual producers. ==Outside France==