Burgundy holiday home, cottage, chalet, apartment, gite, villa, rent, self-catering, France
At the centre of Burgundy's vineyards - Mercurey - Rully - Givry - Santenay - Beaune - Meursault - Pommard - St. Aubin - Volnay - Puligny Montrachet
Exploring the wine routes
Brian
& Isabel Warshaw
71150
Fontaines, Burgundy, France
Telephone/Fax: 00 33 (3) 85 91 47 27
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Discovering the Maranges, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Couchois
The “Route Touristique des Grands
Vins de Bourgogne” naturally extends the “Route des Grands Crus” by some
100 km to the south. Stretching from Santenay in the north to the medieval
village of Saint-Gengoux-le-National, the Route takes you through some of the
great Burgundy appellations.
After wending its way through the Maranges, a recent Appellation d’Origine
Contrôlée (AOC) which has asserted its full individual character since its
separation from the Côte de Beaune, our itinerary crosses the Côte Chalonnaise
with its villages of international repute : Rully, Mercurey, Givry, Buxy, etc..
You can also reach Mercurey via the picturesque Côtes du Couchois, while the
village of Bouzeron, near Chagny, holds the proud distinction of possessing the
only single-village Aligoté appellation.
Not far from the wine-growing area, the town of Chalon-sur-Saône, cradle of photography, awaits your visit: the Musée Nicéphore-Niepce dedicated to the inventor of this art; the Hôtel-Dieu situated in the Ile Saint-Laurent on the Saône; Old Chalon huddled around the Cathédrale Saint-Vincent. Each year, during the third weekend of July, Chalon becomes a second Avignon with its famous “Chalon dans la Rue” street festival.
The Canal du Centre, running alongside meadows with grazing Charolais cattle,
and the “Voie Verte”, a paradise for cyclists and roller skaters, provide a
superb opportunity to discover the many splendours of this itinerary from a
different angle.
Vintage Chart for Burgundy Wine Printable version of this page and a map
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