Route des Grands Crus

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A sign advertising the Route Des Grands Crus and the village of Vougeot

The route des Grands Crus (roughly, "road of the fine wines") is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France.

The 80-kilometre route starts in Dijon and ends in Santenay, and is punctuated by 33 villages or little towns, including Beaune, many of which have picturesque churches.

The route is named because it follows from north to south the middle of the Côte d'Or escarpment, where many world-class wines are produced. The road lies mid-slope in the middle of the vineyards and takes the visitor through the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune and the back hills (Hautes-Côtes) behind and above the wine slopes.

From north to south:

• Marsannay-la-Côte
• Côte de Nuits
  • Gevrey-Chambertin
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges
• Côte de Beaune
  • Beaune
  • Volnay
  • Meursault

[edit] See also

• French wine

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