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CȎTE CHALONNAISE MÂCONNAIS BEAUJOLAIS
All wine produced in the Côte The Mâconnais district is located in the Located north of Lyon in eastern France,
Chalonnaise qualifies for the south of the Burgundy wine region in Beaujolais overlaps Burgundy in the
Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) France, west of the Saône river. It takes north and Rhône in the south. The
Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise though it its name from the town of Mâcon. It is picturesque Beaujolais vineyards run
is more often declassified to the generic best known as a source of good value along the Saône River, where
Bourgogne AOC because of the higher white wines made from the winemakers have crafted deliciously
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name recognition of the later. Chardonnay grape; the wines from supple and fruity wines since the days of
Sparkling wine made from the region is Pouilly-Fuissé are particularly sought- Ancient Rome. Over mainly granite
usually labeled as Crémant de after. Almost all the wine made in the terrain, the Beaujolais Crus form a
Bourgogne. The Côte Chalonnaise has Mâconnais is white wine. Chardonnay meandering path. From south to north,
five village-level AOCs. They are, from is the main grape grown in the Brouilly is followed by Côte de
north to south: Bouzeron, the only district—in fact, there is a village of Brouilly, Régnié, Morgon, Chiroubles,
communal AOC for Aligoté still wine; that name in the far north of the Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas,
Rully, which has 23 premier cru region.Mâcon was a major crossroads Juliénas and Saint-Amour. The region
vineyards and is known for its white in Roman times, and grapes would has ideal growing conditions. It receives
wines as well as being a center for have been brought by the Romans if lots of sunshine and has granite-based
Crémant sparkling wines production; they were not already cultivated by the soils that lend excellent structure to the
Mercurey, which with 30 premier cru Celts. Viticulture was further wines. The Gamay grape is used to
vineyards is the largest volume encouraged by local religious make all Beaujolais wines with the
producer of the region, its production foundations; the province was exception of white Beaujolais, or
being nearly all red; Givry, whose 17 dominated by the bishopric of Mâcon Beaujolais blanc, which is made of
premier cru vineyards also produce during the Dark Ages. Chardonnay grapes.
mostly red wines; and Montagny which
produces only white wines and has 49
premier cru vineyards. There is Mâconnais Beaujolais
currently no Grand Cru classed
vineyards in the Côte Chalonnaise. Domaine Du Roc Ch Moulin Au Vent
des Boutires
Ch Poncie Fluerie
Domaine M. Briday Liger Belair, Thibault
Côte Chalonnaise Domaine Talmard Dom De Fagolet
Domaine M. Briday

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