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Louis Larmat’s celebrated map of the Côte de Beaune, first published in 1942, appears here in its third and final state, issued in 1953 as part of his landmark Atlas de la France Vinicole. The map presents the entire corridor of vineyard land from Santenay in the south to Ladoix-Serrigny in the north, covering many of the most esteemed wine-producing communes in France.
Using a four-color classification system, the map renders the hierarchy of vineyards originally established by the Beaune Agricultural Committee in 1860: first-class lieux-dits in pink, second-class in yellow, third-class in green, and other parcels entitled to communal appellation in pale green or grey. Contour lines at 20-meter intervals, along with roads, streams, and forested areas, provide a topographic context that highlights the importance of elevation, exposure, and drainage across the Côte.
A list at upper right names the grands crus officially recognized at the time: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne, Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, each tied to its producing commune(s) and classified by wine type (red, white, or both).
