Cote de Beaune

All Cote de Beaune wines in Burgundy

The wines of Burgundy's Côte de Beaune stretch over 20 km between Ladoix-Serrigny and Maranges, covering some 5,000 hectares, including 3,500 hectares of vines. Renowned for its Chardonnay whites and Pinot Noir reds, this sub-region owes its quality to limestone-marl soils and well-exposed hillsides. It boasts 20 local appellations, including Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet for white wines, and Beaune, Pommard and Volnay for red wines made from Pinot Noir. Of these hectares, some 430 are classified as Premiers Crus, spread over 381 distinct climats, representing almost 10% of the total surface area. These Premiers Crus, such as Bressandes, Grèves or Clos des Mouches in Beaune, offer a diversity of limestone and marl terroirs, giving the wines a unique finesse and complexity. Côte de Beaune also boasts a number of Grands Crus, such as Corton and Montrachet, but these are less numerous than in Côte de Nuits, underlining the pre-eminence of Premiers Crus in this region. They account for 1% of production. With 150,000 hectolitres a year, whites dominate in the south (Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet), reds in the north (Pommard, Savigny-lès-Beaune). This unique terroir produces fine, complex wines of international renown.