Although located in Saône et Loire, next to Santenay, this village still belongs to the Côte de Beaune. It includes the wine production of Cheilly les Maranges, Dezize les Maranges and Sampigny les Maranges : a total of 240 hectares including 100 hectares of premiers crus.

Soils are made of chalk and clay. Vineyards are oriented South/ South-West on nice slopes, well drained, easy to warm up.

The red wine of Maranges is fermented 3 to 4 weeks and then aged in oak barrels during 15 months before bottling.

This wine has a lot of character. It is full, always with a rather deep colour. Its shows aromas of little red berries, sometimes flowery (violet) it may smell of fig . The red Maranges matches beautifully red meat, lamb but also cheese when they are not too mature.

Maranges wines are structured to mature slowly. A classic year will harmoniously develop during 5-8 years in good conditions of temperature and humidity.