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The Route des Grands Crus (French pronunciation: [ʁut de ɡʁɑ̃ kʁy]; roughly, "road of the great wines") is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France. The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d'Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Santenay in the south.
Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy.There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine.
Maison Louis Latour is a merchant and owner of red and white wines in Burgundy, France.It has remained independent and family-owned since 1797. Maison Louis Latour has the largest holding of Grand Cru in the Côte d'Or with a total of 28.63 hectares (70.7 acres).
Burgundy (Classic Wine Guide). Mitchell Beazley. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-84000-913-2. Nanson, Bill (2012). The Finest Wines of Burgundy: A Guide to the Best Producers of the Côte d'Or and Their Wines (Fine Wine Editions Ltd). Aurum Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-84513-692-5. An inexpensive introduction to the region and currently the most up to date.
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune (France) starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km to the river Dheune. The trend of producing red wines continues from the Côte de Nuits to the ...
Côte Chalonnaise is a subregion of the Burgundy wine region of France. Côte Chalonnaise lies to the south of the Côte d'Or continuing the same geology southward. It is still in the main area of Burgundy wine production but it includes no Grand cru vineyards.
Beaune (French pronunciation: ⓘ; in Burgundian: Beane) is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon . Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business.
The first vineyard bought by the Jadot family is the Beaune vineyard, Clos des Ursules, in 1826. [1] The family wine company produces and markets Burgundy wine. It operates both its own vineyards and buys grapes from other growers.
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