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  • Côte de Nuits
    Côte de Nuits
    Read about the villages of the Côte de Nuits each with Jasper's pick of the best vineyards and producers...
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  • Côte de Beaune
    Côte de Beaune
    Read about the villages of the Côte de Beaune each with Jasper's pick of the best vineyards and producers...
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  • Pernand-Vergelesses
    Pernand-Vergelesses
    Probably the most characterful of the three villages which share Corton.
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  • Vougeot
    Vougeot
    Best known for its grand cru Clos de Vougeot, with some good 1ers crus alongside, especially Le Clos Blanc in white.
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  • Vosne-Romanée
    Vosne-Romanée
    Including Flagey-Echezeaux.
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  • Nuits-St-Georges
    Nuits-St-Georges
    Three appellations in one.
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  • Morey-St-Denis
    Morey-St-Denis
    Too often described as intermediary between the structure of Gevrey and the grace of Chambolle, Morey deserves more recognition in its own right.
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  • Chambolle-Musigny
    Chambolle-Musigny
    There is more limestone than clay in the soil, giving wines of exceptional grace as well as depth of flavour.
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  • Marsannay
    Marsannay
    Promoted to village status (for all three colours) in 1988, Marsannay is discussing adding some 1ers crus.
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  • Gevrey-Chambertin
    Gevrey-Chambertin
    There is something of everything in Gevrey-Chambertin.
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  • Fixin
    Fixin
    Fixin and Marsannay used to sell most of their wine to customers in Dijon, and ran their businesses accordingly.
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  • Volnay
    Volnay
    The hallmark is elegance.
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  • Savigny-lès-Beaune
    Savigny-lès-Beaune
    Sitting a little back from the main Côte, the vineyards of Savigny are unnecessarily under the radar.
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  • Santenay
    Santenay
    From the southern end of the Côte, these vineyards were more famous in the past and could become so again.
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  • St-Romain
    St-Romain
    Situated at higher altitude than the other villages and tucked away behind the main line of the Côte d’Or, St-Romain produces fresh...
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  • St-Aubin
    St-Aubin
    Since the millennium, St-Aubin has come to be considered as the fourth major white wine village of the Côte d’Or, not just the best of the...
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  • Puligny-Montrachet
    Puligny-Montrachet
    Great wines but few producers.
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  • Pommard
    Pommard
    Volnay’s gruff neighbour with little in common.
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  • Monthelie
    Monthelie
    Located behind Volnay and Meursault, a red Monthelie is similar to a mini-Volnay but a little bit more rustic, mostly for drinking in the first ten...
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  • Chorey-lès-Beaune
    Chorey-lès-Beaune
    Beaune’s neighbour on flat land mostly below the main road.
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  • Meursault
    Meursault
    Fine 1ers crus, but also the best source of single vineyard village level white Burgundy.
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  • Maranges
    Maranges
    The end of the line as the Côte turns from east-facing to the south.
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  • Chassagne-Montrachet
    Chassagne-Montrachet
    A handful of often intermarried families furnish many quality growers, each with a raft of 1ers crus which range in style depending on location-...
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  • Ladoix
    Ladoix
    The least known of the Corton villages but they have had the sense to specify one colour only for some of their newer 1ers crus.
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  • Blagny
    Blagny
    A hamlet between Puligny and Meursault, using its own name for reds (mostly 1er cru) in an austere but pleasing style, or sold as Meursault-Blagny...
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  • Beaune
    Beaune
    The capital of the region, undervalued for its own vineyards and wines.
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  • Auxey-Duresses
    Auxey-Duresses
    This side valley may be benefitting from global warming as the wines become less austere, eschewing the hard edge which Duresses might imply.
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  • Aloxe-Corton
    Aloxe-Corton
    Best known for its grands crus Corton & Corton-Charlemagne.
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