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BURGUNDY WINE

A few of the most exciting wines in the world come fromBurgundy. The Burgundy region begins a hundred kilometerssouth from Paris and spreads itself down to Lyon. It stretches on

36 kilometers !""# miles$. Burgundy is a region with %arioussoils& di%ided in numerous districts' (hablis& ()te d*+r !di%ided in()te de ,uits and ()te de -eaune$& ()te (halonnaise& /connaisand -eau0olais. Burgundywines are of a %el%ety and subtle red orof a sensual and characteristic white.

The most basic information on the wine of Burgundyare'

Location: South of Paris, between Dijon and Lyon, theBurgundy wine region stretches on 360 Kilometers!!" miles#

Size: 3$ "00 %m! si&e of the Burgundy region#

Size of thevineyards:

!",000 hectares 60,000 acres#'' wine a((ellations )

Grapes inBurgundy:

*ed wine+ Pinot oir

-hite wine+ .hardonnay

Production: $/0 million bottles

Type of Wine:ull1body red wine Pommard, .orton#2edium1body red wineBeaune#Dry white wine.hablis, .hassagne 2ontrachet#

BurgundyWine andfood:

*ed+ame*ed 2eat

-hite+rilled fish4ysters

Chablis!and Petit (hablis& (hablis Premier (ru& (hablis 1rand (ru$

The %illage of Chablisgi%es its name to one of the most famouswhite wine in 2rance. (hablis is located at the north of the-urgundy region. Chabliswine is brisk and fruity& %ery dry and witha refreshing acidity. (hardonnay grapes grow on a limestone soilrich with fossils.
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.hablis wine information+

ChablisAppellation:

5((ellation .hablis rand .ru .ontrole

5((ellation .hablis Premier .ru .ontrole

5((ellation .hablis .ontrole

5((ellation Petit .hablis .ontrole

Location:orth of Burgundy, around the city of 5u7erre$/0%m south of Paris $$0 miles#

Places:.hablis, Beines, ontenay (r8s .hablis, etc in$/ 9illages#

Soil in Chablis:.layey1limestone2arl and fossils

Size: :,300 ha$0,"00 acres#

Production: 3! million bottles-hite wine only in .hablis)

Grapes:.hardonnay

Type of ines: ruity dry white wine

Age: ! to " yearsPremier .ru+ 3 to ; yearsrand .ru+ " to $! years

!intages:"reco##ended$

!003, !00!, !00$, !000, $'';, $''6, $''"

Aro#as in Chablis:utsButter2ineral

Chablis and %ood:rilled salmonPoultry-hite meatLobster and shellfish

Chablis andCheese:

.h89re goat cheese#5isy .endr.antal.haource


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.habichou du Poitou

.rottin de .ha9ignol

Cte de Nuits Villages

Cte de Nuits is not an appellation but a wine region producinggreat red wines such as (hambertin& orey4aint5enis&(hambolleusigny& ougeot& osne7oman8e and ,uits 4aint1eorges. They are all robust and elegant red wines with an intenseand fragrant bou9uet. The Cte de Nuits Villages appellationapplies to the wines coming from Pr8meaux to (orgoloin 0ust southof ,uits 4aint 1eorges. The *terroir* there is known for the purity ofthe limestone. A few wines from 2ixin are also in the appellation.Cte de Nuits Villagesare great %alue red wines& %ery fruity andshould be drunk before # years.

.=te de uits >illages wine information+

Appellation:5((ellation .=te de uits >illages .ontrole

Location: South of uits Saint eorges

Place: i7in, Brochon, Prmeau7, .omblanchien, .orgoloin

Soil: Limestone.lay

Size: $;0 ha:!0 acres#

Production: $ million bottles>ery limited (roduction of white

Grapes:

*ed+ Pinot oir-hite+ .hardonnay

Type ofines:

ruity medium1body red wine

Age:3 to " years


!003, !00!, $''', $'';

Aro#as: *ed fruits
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Licorice

%ood: *oasted duc%

*ed meat

Cheese:

BrieBrillat1Sa9arin.antal.haourceSalers

Gevrey Chambertin

GevreyChambertin is the largest appellation in ()te de ,uits.1e%rey(hambertin is also one of the most famous wines in 2rance.The location of the %ineyard is crucial in GevreyChambertin. Thered wines red wine only in 1e%rey (hambertin range from 0usta%erage to supreme. The best 1e%rey(hambertin grands crusare(hambertin and (los de -:;e. They are among the finest french redwines.

e9rey .hambertin wine information+

Appellation:

5((ellation e9rey .hambertin Premier .ru

5((ellation e9rey .hambertin .ontrole

and ' e9rey .hambertin rand .rus

Location: orth of e9rey

Places: e9rey .hambertin, Brochon

Soil: Limestone gra9els.layey limestone

Size: :00 ha''0 acres#

Production: !?3 million bottles*ed wine only in e9rey .hambertin)

Grape:Pinot oir

Type ofines: Dee( colored full body red wine
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Age:" to !" years


!003, !00!, $''', $''6, $''3, $''0, $'/', $'//,$'/", $';/

Aro#as:.herry2us%Licorice

Gevrey and%ood:

rilled red meat*oast red meat

Cheese:


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Production: !!0,000 bottles*ed wine only in .los de >ougeot)

Grape:

Pinot oirType ofines:

Aarmonious full body red wine

Age:$0 to $" years


!003, !00!, $''', $''6, $''3, $''0, $'/'

Aro#as: *ed fruits.hocolateLicorice

Clos de!ougeot and%ood:

rilled red meat

Cheese:


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Soil: .lay

Size: $"0 ha3;0 acres#

Production: '00,000 bottles*ed wine only

Grape:Pinot oir

Type ofines:


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Place:uits Saint eorges, Prmeau7

Soil: .layey limestone

*oc%s

Size: 300 ha;:0 acres#

Production: $?; million bottlesLimited white wine (roduction

Grapes:*ed+ Pinot oir-hite+ .hardonnay

Type ofines:

ull body red wine

Age:" to !0 years


!003, !00!, $''', $'';, $''6, $''3, $''0, $'/',$'//, $'/"

Aro#as:.herryBlac%currant

ruffle

%ood: *oast game2eat in red wine sauce

Cheese:

Brie.antalCte de Beaune

The Cte de Beaunebegins 0ust a few miles south of ,uits 4aint1eorges& around the %illage of Ladoix. The Cte de Beauneappellation is gi%en to wines coming from the city of -eaune butalso from


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from all the ()te de -eaune area can substitute their localappellation with this regional type of appellation.

.=te de Beaune wine information+

Appellation:5((ellation .=te de Beaune .ontrole

Location: @n the Beaune EmountainE

Place: Beaune and $6 9illages

Soil:Limestone

Size: 3" ha/" acres#

Production: $;0,000 bottles!F3+ red 1 $F3+ white

Grapes:*ed+Pinot oir-hite+.hardonnay

Type ofines:

Light fruity red winewhite wine

Age:! to " years


!003, !00!, $'''

Aro#as:

*ed+*as(berry

-hite+-hite flowersra(efruit

Beaune and%ood: Burgundy snails

Cheese:

.antal.oulommiers


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%lo&eCorton and Corton'and Corton Charlemagne(

Cortonis the largest area of 1rands (rus in -urgundy. This terroiralso called la montagne !the mountain$ in the Aloxe(orton area

produces the best red wines of ()te de -eaune. (orton needs toage at least


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$0 to !0 years+ .orton and .orton1.harlemagne


!003, !00!, $''', $''6, $''3, $''0, $'/',

$'//, $'/"

Aro#as in Corton:

*ed+*ed fruitsruffle

-hite+.innamon, Aoney, Butter

Corton and %ood:>enisonDuc%*ed meat

Cheese:

-hite wine+ *eblochon

!ommard

There are only red wines in !ommard. They are among the mosttannic and robust wines in -urgundy& much stronger than -eauneand olnaycloseby wines. Although !ommardis one of the mostwellknown appellation of the region& the wine*s 9uality decreasedo%er the last decades. owe%er& since a number of campaigns&!ommardwines is impro%ing and the name is back into business>

Pommard wine information+

Appellation:

5((ellation Pommard .ontrole

5((ellation Pommard Premier .ru

Location: Between Beaune and >olnay

Place:Pommard

Soil:Limestone and red clay

Size: 3$" ha;/0 acres#
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Production: $?/ million bottles4nly red wine in Pommard)

Grapes:

Pinot oirType ofines:

annic full1body red wine

Age:" to $" years


!003, !00!, $''', $''6, $''3, $''0, $'/', $'//

Aro#as: Blac% cherryBlac%currant2us%

Po##ardand %ood:

ame>enison*oast red meat

Cheese:

Li9arot

Volnay

Volnayhas been %ery famous for already = centuries > A Bing of2rance e%en took the whole production of a campaign for his ownonly > Volnayproduces only red wines. They are wellstructuredand elegant. The white wines made in the olnay area are soldunder the eursault appellation. ,ote that red olnay4antenotswines are actually coming from eursault>

>olnay wine information+

Appellation:5((ellation >olnay .ontrole

5((ellation >olnay Premier .ru

Location of!olnay:

Between Pommard and 2eursault in .ote de Beaune

Place:>olnay
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>olnay1Santenots is made in 2eursault

Soil: Limestone

.lay

Size: !30 ha";0 acres#

Production: $?3 million bottles4nly red wine in >olnay)

Grapes:Pinot oir

Type of

ines:


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5((ellation 2eursault Premier .ru

5((ellation >olnay1Santenots Premier .ru red wine#

Location: @n .ote de Beaune, south of >olnay and north of Puligny2ontrachet

Place:2eursault

Soil: Limestone2arl

Size: ::0 ha$,0'0 acres#

Production: !?" million bottlesLimited (roduction of red wine

Grapes:.hardonnay

Type ofines:

Hnctuous dry white wine

Age:3 to $" years


!003, !00!, $''', $''6, $''3, $''0, $'/'

Aro#as:5lmond5((leut

&eursaultand %ood: ish in white sauce

Cheese ith&eursault:

.antal

.haource

.oulommiersacherin

Chassagne $ontra)het

Chassagne$ontra)het in the ()te de -eaune is famous for the

great white wines produced in the # appellations !see below$including 3 grands crus. ontrachet& the most famous of them& is
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often called Cking of white winesC. Chassagne$ontra)het untilrecently produced mainly red wines. Although a few of them canmatch with the best of the -urgundy region& the o%erall (hassagneontrachet red production cannot be compared with (orton andolnay. ,owadays& 6D of the wines in Chassagne$ontra)het

are white. They are among the best in -urgundy& e%en in 2ranceand are increasingly popular.

.hassagne 2ontrachet wine information+

Appellations in Chassagne&ontrachet:

5((ellation .hassagne 2ontrachet.ontrole

5((ellation .hassagne 2ontrachetPremier .ru

5((ellation 2ontrachet rand .ru

5((ellation BItard 2ontrachetrand .ru

5((ellation .riots BItard2ontrachet rand .ru

Location: South of .=te de Beaune

Place: .hassagne 2ontrachet,*emigny

Soil:.layey limestone

Size: 3"0 ha/6" acres#

Production: ! million bottles60G+ white 1 :0G+ red

Grapes: *ed+ Pinot oir-hite+ .hardonnay

Type of ines: ruity full1body red wineull1fla9ored white wine

Age: *ed+ 3 to $0 years-hite+ " to !0 years


*ed+ !003, !00!, $''', $''6,

$''3, $''0, $'/', $'//, $'/"-hite+ !003, !00!, !00$,
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!000, $''', $''6, $''",$'/', $'/"

Aro#as in Chassagne &ontrachet:

*ed+.herry

Blac%currant

-hite+5lmond*i(en a((leAoney

%ood:

*ed+*oast game

-hite+

rilled fish-hite meatish in white sauce

Cheese:

-hite+LangresSaint ectaire

Rully

AlthoughRullyis located in the ()te (h/lonnaise& the terroirs& thehistory and style of 7ully wines make them more similar to ()te de-eaune. -oth red and white wines from Rullyare good %alue foryour money. "# Premiers (rus ha%e reached o%er the years a %erygood le%el.

*ully wine information+

Appellation:

5((ellation *ully .ontrole

5((ellation *ully Premier .ru

Location: orth (art of .=te .hIlonnaise

Place:*ully, .hagny

Soil: Limestone.lay

Size: 3!0 ha;'0 acres#
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Production: ! million bottles!F3+ -hite 1 $F3+ *ed

Grapes: -hite+ .hardonnay

*ed+ Pinot oir

Type of ines: ine dry white wine

-ell1structured red wine

Age:

-hite+! to " years

*ed+

3 to " years!intages:"reco##ended$

-hite+ !003, !00!, !00$, !000, $'''*ed+ !003, !00!, $'''

Aro#as in 'ully:

-hite+Aa&elnut-hite flowers

*ed+*as(berry.herry

'ully and %ood:

-hite+rilled ishShells

*ed+*ed meat

'ully andCheese:

-hite wine+Beaufort

.omt


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i9ry wine information+

Appellation:5((ellation i9ry .ontrole

5((ellation i9ry Premier .ruLocation: .lose to .halon sur Sa=ne and 6%m south of 2ercurey

Place:i9ry, Dracy1le1ort, Jambles

Soil: .layLimestone

Size: !!0 ha":0 acres#

Production: $?: million bottlesLimited white wine (roduction

Grapes:*ed+ Pinot oir-hite+ .hardonnay

Type ofines: 2edium1body red wine

Age: 3 to ; years


!003, !00!, $''', $'';, $''6

Aro#as: .herry*as(berry

Givry and%ood:

*ed+

*ed meat

Cheese:

Brie de 2eau7.harolais*eblochonParmesan

!ouilly *uiss"

Pouilly and 2uiss8 are two distinct %illages in the /connais. The

large wine area actually co%ers E %illages to produce a good whitewine sold under the name of !ouilly *uiss". Although Pouilly
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2uiss8 should be drunk when age #& it can be forgotten in a cellarfor a %ery long time as it can possibly age " years or e%en more >!ouilly *uiss"should not be confused with Pouilly 2um8& a whitewine from the Loire alley.

Pouilly uiss wine information+

Appellation:5((ellation Pouilly uiss .ontrole

Location: around 2Icon

Place:uiss, .haintr, Solutr1Pouilly, >ergisson

Soil: .layey limestone

Size: /;" ha!,$"0 acres#

Production: "?/ million bottles-hite wine only in Pouilly uiss)

Grapes:.hardonnay

Type ofines: *ich dry white wine

Age:! to 6 years


!003, !00!, !00$, !000, $'''

Aro#as:rilled almondut-hite flower

Pouilly%uiss( and%ood:

Shellfish, 4ysters

Cheese:

Banon2IconnaisPicodon

Bourgogne %+C
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Bourgogne appellation co%ers all the -urgundy region. The%ineyards of -ourgogne A+( are located on 3=# %illages > Thegrapes used in -urgundy are Pinot ,oir for red wine and(hardonnay for white wine. A few decades ago& winemakers alsoused Pinot -eurot& (8sar and Tressot red grapes but they ha%e now

almost completely disappeared. The 9uality %aries %ery much fromacidic to supple from one producer to another.

Bourgogne 54. wine information+

)a#e: 5((ellation Bourgogne .ontrole

Location: Burgundy region

Places:

3/" 9illages as (er de(artment+

": in onne'! in .=te d4r$": in Sa=ne et Loire/" in *h=ne

Soil: >arious from limestone to clay

Size: 3,000 ha;,:00 acres#

Production:

!: million bottles

*ed+

$" million-hite+' million

Grapes inBurgundy: *ed+

Pinot oir

-hite+.hardonnay

Type of

ines:>arious

Age:*ed+ ! to / years-hite+ $ to " years


*ed+ !003, !00!, $''', $''6-hite+ !003, !00!, !00$, !000, $'''

Aro#as: *ed+LicoriceBlac% fruits

-hite+


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Aoney>anillaLemon

%ood:

*ed+*ed meat

-hite+-hite meatish

Cheese:

*ed wine+2aroilles2unster

.amembert


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Type of ine: Light white wine

Age: Drin% it young)

Aro#as: 5((leLemon

%ood: Shellfish5(eritif with or without blac%currant cream

Cheese:

.harolais2Iconnais