Here under Burgundy region, you will find information about the wines you can find in Burgundy.
Burgundy is one of France's most famous wine areas, along with Bordeaux. Burgundy has five distinct regions: from north to south they are: Chablis, Côte d'Or (divided into Côte de Nuits in the south and Côtes de Beaune in the north), Côte Chalonaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais.
Burgundy is well-known for many expressions of two great varietals: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In addition, there is fruity, lively Gamay from Beaujolais and lemony-tart Aligoté, planted in lesser vineyards sites.
In Burgundy, you will have the luck to taste plenty of different wines.
Beaujolais is made in the southernmost portion of the Burgundy region near the town of Lyon and in the foothills of the Massif Central. Beaujolais is famed for its Gamay, perfectly suited to the region's granite soils. Beaujolais styles range from the fresh, juicy Beaujolais Nouveau to the bright, creamy Cru Beaujolais, full of peach and cherry fruit.
Chablis is a tiny collection of hillside vineyards at the extreme northern end of Burgundy. Chablis is made from Chardonnay. Chablis is steely, minerally and bone-dry, due to the climate of the region which is downright cold, and the limestone soils, which, like chalk, encourage acidity in wine.
And there is the Côte d'Or. The Golden Slope has two distinct parts. First, The Côte de Nuits which is the northern section, planted mostly to Pinot Noir. The best vineyards sites face east or southeast and are a mixture of limestone, clay and marl. The second part of the Côte d'Or is the Côte de Beaune. Most of the wine are Pinot Noir, but this is where you'll also find the classic white Burgundies from Chardonnay that drives where the limestone breaks through.
The Mâconnais produces the same grapes as the rest of Burgundy: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Aligoté. However,the wines are quite different in style from those of the Côtes d'Or, somewhat less opulent in the case of Pinot Noir, and slightly fatter and riper for Chardonnay. Hautes-Côtes is known for perfectly fine, journeyman Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and a bit of Aligoté.
To finish with Burgundy's wine, the Côte Chalonnaise produces red and white wines. The whites are planted to limestone soils around Montagny and Rully; the reds to the heavy clay of Mercurey and Givrey. The Côte Challonaise produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay but as well some Gamay and Aligoté.
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Burgundy is one of France's most famous wine areas, along with Bordeaux. Burgundy has five distinct regions: from north to south they are: Chablis, Côte d'Or (divided into Côte de Nuits in the south and Côtes de Beaune in the north), Côte Chalonaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais.
Beaujolais is made in the southernmost portion of the Burgundy region near the town of Lyon and in the foothills of the Massif Central. Beaujolais is famed for its Gamay, perfectly suited to the region's granite soils. Beaujolais styles range from the fresh, juicy Beaujolais Nouveau to the bright, creamy Cru Beaujolais, full of peach and cherry fruit.
And there is the Côte d'Or. The Golden Slope has two distinct parts. First, The Côte de Nuits which is the northern section, planted mostly to Pinot Noir. The best vineyards sites face east or southeast and are a mixture of limestone, clay and marl. The second part of the Côte d'Or is the Côte de Beaune. Most of the wine are Pinot Noir, but this is where you'll also find the classic white Burgundies from Chardonnay that drives where the limestone breaks through.
To finish with Burgundy's wine, the Côte Chalonnaise produces red and white wines. The whites are planted to limestone soils around Montagny and Rully; the reds to the heavy clay of Mercurey and Givrey. The Côte Challonaise produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay but as well some Gamay and Aligoté.