Discover the top 100 best wines of Côte Chalonnaise of Côte Chalonnaise as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Côte Chalonnaise and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Burgundian sub-region between Chagny and Saint-Gengoux, clay-limestone slopes south of the Côte de Beaune. Signature Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with excellent Burgundian quality-price ratio. Fine reds with notes of red cherry, raspberry, undergrowth (Mercurey, Givry) — silky and accessible. Taut, mineral whites (Rully, Montagny): citrus, white flowers, butter, hazelnut.
Lively Aligoté in Bouzeron. Strong Crémant de Bourgogne production.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
wines from the region of Côte Chalonnaise go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, white wine fondue or duck breast in the oven.
