The Côte Chalonnaise is often overlooked by wine lovers in favour of the more prestigious villages of the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, but here appellations such as Givry and Mercurey have been demonstrating for years that fine wine can be made from both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
To view the key facts about Côte Chalonnaise including key grapes, history, climate, styles and much more, please login or join Vinorandum today.
A growing understanding that Aligoté can produce high quality wines has seen more interest in Bouzeron in recent years. Marly limestone and clay s...
Read more ▸Givry is arguably one of the best villages in which to source good value red Burgundy. So far it has avoided the kind of high prices that character...
Read more ▸Mercurey AOC is one of the Côte Chalonnaise's important Pinot Noir appellations. Although there are no Grand Cru sites here, there are 30 Premier ...
Read more ▸Located at the southern end of the Côte Chalonnaise, Montagny is an exclusively white wine made in the villages of Montagny-lès-Buxy, Buxy, Saint...
Read more ▸Rully is home to some excellent value white Burgundy. Produced from Chardonnay, Rully boasts 23 premier cru climats which cover almost a third of t...
Read more ▸