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BurgundyBurgundy begins near the Yonne Valley, about ninety miles southeast of Paris, with the wine region of Chablis and its crisp, classic white wines.Continuing south ninety more miles, we come to Burgundy "proper" -- the legendary Côte d'Or. Named after the golden color of the vine leaves in autumn, the Côte d'Or is a continuous river of vines that hug the southeast-facing escarpment of the Morvan plateau. This slope extends some 30 miles from the bustling outskirts of Dijon in the north to the sleepy villages of Maranges in the south. The slope is divided into two parts: the Côte de Nuits in the north (named after its principal town, Nuits-St-Georges ) and the Côte de Beaune in the south (in turn named after its principal town, Beaune.) It is here that we find the world renowned whites such as Corton-Charlemagne and Montrachet and reds such as Chambertin and Romanée-Conti. Next we come to the Cote Chalonnaise, a group of appellations that includes the well-known Mercurey as well as Rully, Montagny, Givry and Bouzeron, all of whose popularity is on the rise due to their excellent price/quality ratio. The department ends with the Maconnais, an area whose reputation is built upon its steely, flinty chardonnays, in particular Pouilly-Fuissé. Spilling over into the department of the Rhône-Alpes is Beaujolais. Historically a part of Burgundy, but politically a part of the Rhone, Beaujolais is world famous for producing the finest examples of the gamay noir grape. | |||||||||||||||
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