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Burgundy can rightly claim to be one of France's oldest
and noblest wine producing regions. From its numerous,
fragmented vineyard plots it has two regal assets, the
aristocratic pinot noir giving velvety smooth, perfumed reds
and the regal, globe-trotting chardonnay for it subtle,
full-flavoured whites. At the heart of the region lies its
great production area, the world famous Cote d'Or, comprised
of the Cote de Nuits and the Cote de Beaune, which give
refined wines of intense warmth, balance and power.
The Beaujolais
region is officially a part of Burgundy. In practice however
its wines produced from the gamay grape make it a distinct
area in its own right. The versatility and charm of
Beaujolais gives immediate pleasure and the very best come
from a cluster of 10 village 'Crus' in the Haut Beaujolais
to the north, where the vines thrive on the lime-free
granite soil. This "sunshine-in-a-glass" region is renowned
equally as much for its bonhomie as for its juicy,
flowery-fragrant wines.
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