The Chablis vineyards are close to the town
of Auxerre. The Chablis Vineyards are half way between
Dijon and Paris. They are spread over limestone
hills separated from time to time by the charming
river Le Serein.
La Côte de Nuits (hillsides) are made up
of a narrow band of hills twenty kilometres long
and at some points just 200 to 300 metres wide.
Its altitude varies from 230/260 metres to the south
and 270/300 metres around Dijon, on sharp slopes
(up to 25%). It covers 2500 hectares over 16 different
villages.
Within a few kilometres the following villages can be found: Marsannay, Fixin,
Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne Romanée, Nuits
Saint Georges.
To the south, between Ladoix Serrigny and the Maranges
hillsides. Over about 20 kilometres only, between
Ladoix-Serrigny and the magnificent Maranges hills,
the greatest dry white wines in the world are too
be found next to red wines of great reputation.
The fame of the Côte de Beaune vineyards
is closely linked to its capital, Beaune, which
is the true historical and economical headquarters
of Burgundy wine growing.
La Côte Chalonnaise is the natural continuation
of the "Côte dOr", which reproduces
the same characteristics of the main geological
formations - which in turn leave their mark on the
types of wine (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay). This
area constitutes one of the most beautiful wine
growing areas in Burgundy. The vineyards spread
over a stretch of 25 kilometres long and 7 kilometres
wide, between the Côte de Beaune to the North and
the Maconnais mounts to the South.
Today, the Maconnais vineyards mark the southern
border of Burgundy. They stretch over 35 kilometres
between Sennecy-le-Grand and Saint-Vérand, and 10
kilometres wide, delimited to the west by the Grosne
Valley and to the East by the Saône valley (Source
BIVB).
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