Maison de Melin

Burgundy wine is a protected designation of wine district located in Burgundy in France - Côte-d'Or. It extends over 250 km from Auxerre in the north to Mâcon in the south.

The district breeds some of the world's best wines, especially red wine, but also white wine. The main grape varieties are the red Pinot Noir and Gamay and the white grape varieties Chardonnay and Aligoté.

A bit north of Burgundy you'll find the Chablis wine area surrounding the town of Auxerre. Chablis is often considered as part of Burgundy. South of the city of Dijon, the true Burgundy begins with Côte d'Or, which produces some of the very best Burgundians and has all the Grand Cru vineyards within its borders. Côte d'Or is divided into the northern Côte de Nuits, which starts south of Dijon and goes to Corgoloin, a few kilometers south of the city of Nuits-Saint-Georges, and the Côte de Beaune, starting at Ladoix and ending at Dezize-les-Maranges .

This part of the wine region is nearly 40 km long, but only 2 km wide. The vines are situated on a plain that lies against the hills towards west/northwest. It provides some protection against the most common wind direction from the west. The best Premier Cru fields are located in the middle or upper part of the hills. Côte de Nuits has 24 out of 25 red Grand Cru in Burgundy, while all white Grand Crus is in Côte de Beaune.

To the south of Côte d'Or you will find Côte Chalonnaise named after the town of Chalon-sur-Saône, which lies a little outside the wine area. Both red and white wines are produced.

Even further south than Côte Chalonnaise, the region Mâconnais is best known for the production of light and cheaper white wines, but there are also quality producers. These are particularly related to the appellations Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles and Saint-Véran, where the Chardonnay wines from Pouilly-Fuissé are considered the best. The area ends in the south with the Beaujolais region, famous for its fruity red wine from Gamay grape.