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Irancy is a small town and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Yonne
Yonne

Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
 département, in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Located to the immediate soutwest of Chablis
Chablis

Chablis is a town and commune in France of the Yonne d?partement in France in France. Chablis is located at the north of the Burgundy region....
 in the northernmost part of Burgundy
Burgundy

Burgundy is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland....
.

ite earlier possessing a considerable reputation, the wines of Irancy had long since lost out to their more famous cousins in the Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or

C?te-d'Or is a departments of France in the eastern part of France....
. However from the 1980s onwards a number of producers have worked to change this situation and in 1999 they were rewarded with an area specific AOC
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d?origine contr?l?e , which translates as "controlled term of origin" is the French certification granted to certain France geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National des Appellations d'Origine ....
.






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Irancy is a small town and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Yonne
Yonne

Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
 département, in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Located to the immediate soutwest of Chablis
Chablis

Chablis is a town and commune in France of the Yonne d?partement in France in France. Chablis is located at the north of the Burgundy region....
 in the northernmost part of Burgundy
Burgundy

Burgundy is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland....
.

Irancy wines

Despite earlier possessing a considerable reputation, the wines of Irancy had long since lost out to their more famous cousins in the Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or

C?te-d'Or is a departments of France in the eastern part of France....
. However from the 1980s onwards a number of producers have worked to change this situation and in 1999 they were rewarded with an area specific AOC
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d?origine contr?l?e , which translates as "controlled term of origin" is the French certification granted to certain France geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National des Appellations d'Origine ....
. The area primarily produces red wines (although there is also a small amount of rosé
Rose

A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....
), predominantly from the Pinot noir
Pinot Noir

Pinot noir is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines produced predominantly from Pinot noir grapes....
 grape. Some produces also include small quantities of César
César (grape)

C?sar is an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy wine. It makes dark, tannic wines that are softened by blending with Pinot Noir and sometimes by carbonic maceration....
 and Tressot, lesser known Burgundy grape varieties.

Irancy's unusual topography (it lies in the hollow of a valley whose slopes are covered with vines and cherry trees) shelter it from some of the worst of the winter weather, whilst also allowing for sufficient sun to ripen the grapes (this is one of the most northerly areas for red wine growing).

In most years Irancy wines can be consumed within 3 or 4 years of their bottling, however many vintages will continue to improve for many years beyond that.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 1999, the population was 332.
On January 2004, the estimate was 316.

See also

  • Communes of the Yonne department
  • List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines
    List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines

    File:Cartes des vins de france.pngThe following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contr?l?e on their label....