Burgundy

• Pinot Noir • Gamay

Burgundy has 1 major red grape variety • Pinot Noir

• Numerous and diverse microclimates. • Temperate to continental. • Big temperature variances between winter (10.5 °C) and summer (20 °C). • 1930/ hours of sun per year. • Frequent precipitation during the year. 732,2 mm/an. • Wind: moderate (10 to 17 kmh).

• Limestone but uneven across the region mixed with clay, sand and sometimes iron elements.

• Soft rolling hills, reaching altitudes around 300 meters. • Provides protection from frost and hail damage.

The very diverse terrain and uneven localization of the limestone and clay make for microclimates across the region leading to very uneven wines – some exceptional and some mediocre.

• Cote de Nuits 1. BonnesMares 2. Chambolle-Musigny 3. Fixin 4. Flagey-Echezeaux 5. Gevrey-Chambertin 6. Marsannay 7. Morey-St Denis 8. Nuits St Georges 9. Vosne Romanee 10. Vougeot • Cote de Beaune 1. Aloxe-Corton 2. Auxey-Duresses 3. Beaune 4. Blagny 5. Chorey-les-Beaune 6. Corton areas 7. Ladoix 8. Maranges 9. Meursault 10. Monthelie 11. Montrachet areas 12. Pernand-Vergelesses • Chablis 1. Chablis • Cote Chalonnaise 1. Givry 2. Mercurey 3. Montagny 4. Rully • Maconnais 1. Pouilly-Fuissé 2. St-Véran 3. Viré-Clessé

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• High Sweetness: High alcohol levels; https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined • slightly cooler climate than the côte chalonnaise. • High acidity: Cool climate. • Low tannins: Due to the calcarous soil. • Fruit: Black cherry, plums and earth. • Medium-bodied red wines.