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rancy is a village in Northern Burgundy about 10 miles/17 km southwest of Chablis (and on the opposite side of the A6 autoroute). It has a long history for growing Pinot Noir, and there are also some vines of César and Pinot Gris. César is a grape associated almost exclusively with Northern Burgundy, and in particular, Irancy.
Irancy became part of the regional appellation Bourgogne in 1977 (the red wines could be labelled Bourgogne Irancy), and in 1999, Irancy became a separate appellation. A minimum of 90% of Irancy must be Pinot Noir, and no more than 10% may be César or Pinot Gris.
Because of its position in Northern Burgundy where the cooler climate was a damper on the vintages and its small surface area, for most of the 20th century, wine from Irancy was rarely seen outside of the region except in the hottest of vintages. Indeed, until about eight years ago, the only wine from Irancy that I’d ever drunk was from the (then) very hot 1976 vintage. But with climate change and the big run up in prices for wines from the Côte d’Or, the wines of Irancy, still at relatively modest prices, are beginning to receive deserved attention. (Continue reading here.)