{"title":"Côte Chalonnaise","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/france\/burgundy+cote-de-beaune\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Côte de Beaune\"\u003eCôte de Beaune\u003c\/a\u003e to the north and the hills of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/france\/burgundy+maconnais\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mâconnais\"\u003eMâconnais\u003c\/a\u003e to the south, the Côte Chalonnaise is some 25km long by 7km wide. Here, in the heart of a landscape spiked with hills, the plots of vines have been planted on the best southeast-facing slopes. For a thousand years, the vines have plunged their roots into soil similar to those of the nearby Côte de Beaune. Enjoying hot summers and dry weather in the autumn, the grapes have no problem ripening here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Côte Chalonnaise winemakers grow several different grape varieties, although \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/chardonnay\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Chardonnay\"\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/pinot-noir\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinot Noir\"\u003ePinot Noir\u003c\/a\u003e dominate. Exceptionally, the hamlet of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/france\/burgundy+bouzeron\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bouzeron\"\u003eBouzeron\u003c\/a\u003e gives pride of place to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/aligote\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Aligoté\"\u003eAligoté\u003c\/a\u003e grape, as home to the only village appellation that is entirely produced from this ancient variety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCôte Chalonnaise \u003cem\u003eAppellation Villages\u003c\/em\u003e, some of which have \u003cem\u003eclimats\u003c\/em\u003e classified as \u003cem\u003ePremiers Crus\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/france\/burgundy+bouzeron\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bouzeron\"\u003eBouzeron\u003c\/a\u003e, Givry, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/france\/burgundy+mercurey\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mercurey\"\u003eMercurey\u003c\/a\u003e, Montagny, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/france\/burgundy+rully\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rully\"\u003eRully\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nCôte Chalonnaise \u003cem\u003eAppellations Régionales\u003c\/em\u003e specific to wine-producing region:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBourgogne Côte Chalonnaise, Bourgogne Côte du Couchois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nAs in the rest of the Bourgogne winegrowing region, the Côte Chalonnaise also offers a range of different appellations Régionales: Bourgogne white and red, Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains and Coteaux Bourguignons.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/finewineoffers.co.uk\/collections\/cote-chalonnaise.oembed","provider":"Fine Wine Offers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}