Once upon a time Meursault

In Meursault on the Côte de Beaune, wine has been an art for centuries. This village of 1700 habitants marks the start of the great white wine vineyards of Burgundy. For 1000 years, the villagers have been cultivating some of the most renowned white wine in the world extracted solely from Chardonnay grapes.   The exceptional balance and aromatic complexity of these wines have awarded them an excellent reputation worldwide. One third of the wine production of Meursault is classed premier cru: les Perrières, les Charmes, les Gouttes d’Or… whose robe when young is often straw coloured...

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The Hotel Chateau has bicycles at your disposal for rides right into the terroir of Burgundy. Take the “green road” at the foot of the chateau to discover the area from Beaune to Cluny with major sites along the way: Romanesque churches, chateaux, medieval walled cities, villages and vineyards.   From Beaune to Santenay the bike route weaves its way through vineyard roads and wine villages: Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet… A savoury itinerary in the heart of Burgundy. Our Nature guide will organize guided tours for those desiring to venture into secret Burgundy...

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The region of Burgundy is famous worldwide for its exceptional wines. Burgundy benefits from specific geological and climatic conditions, this added to 1000 years of savoir-faire in the art of winemaking. Burgundy wines include over 100 different appellations each with a recognizable character and the whole composing a marvellous mosaic of Terroir due to variations in the content of the subsoil, which is essentially limestone.   The multitude of small vineyard parcels corresponds to the “appellations contrôlées” resulting in a myriad of “climats”. With over 600 classified...

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