The Côte d'Or – the golden slope (or, as some suggest, the "oriental slope", as it broadly faces east) – is an escarpment that runs for 60km (40 miles) between southern Dijon in the north and the villages of Santenay and Maranges in the south.Īs a general rule, vineyard locations on the escarpment slope tend to follow a pattern with village-level wines (see Burgundy labels explained) and some premier crus at the top, the premier and grand crus on the upper-mid and middle slope, and the village-level and more generic Bourgogne-level wines at the foot of the hill and running into the flatter land below. This is the heartland of Burgundy, and what most people readily refer to when they talk of the region.
Although Bordeaux produces about four times as much wine every year, Burgundy’s estimated 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of vineyards are of equal prominence, producing some of the most exclusive wines on Earth.īurgundy wines come from several distinct subregions, each with its own particular character. Burgundy wines have long had devout followers throughout the world and continue to do so today. Classic panorama from the upper slopes of the Côte d'Or | © tichr / īurgundy ("Bourgogne" in French) is an historic and highly respected wine region in eastern France.
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