Côte de Nuits

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The Côte de Nuits lies at the northern end of the Cote d'Or, the main area of Burgundy wine production. It lies at the western edge of the plain of the valley of the river Saône, just to the south of Dijon. Its main town is Nuits-Saint-Georges in the plain near which, the Abbey of Cîteaux lies.

2 bottles of Red Burgundy from Gevrey-Chambertin.

In comparison to the mixed red and white wine production of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte de Nuits is dominated by its red wine, exclusively from the Pinot Noir grape. The area is home to six villages that produce grand cru wines: (from north to south) Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey-Échezeaux, and Vosne-Romanée.

"There are no shortcuts to understanding the region of Burgundy.... If you want to become a Burgundy expert, be prepared to memorize 1,000 names, take a course in French pronunciation and expect to get lost in a maze of appellations (officially delineated wine zones). In addition, get ready to part with a good chunk of change—Burgundy wines are expensive. It is like buying designer wine, you pay for the name. And the smaller the appellation within burgundy, the rarer the wine and the higher the cost" [1].