Côte Chalonnaise

Côte Chalonnaise is a wine region in Burgundy, France.

Pinot Noir leads the plantings, with Chardonnay and Aligote alongside it.

The ground underneath is limestone.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as slopes and south-facing.

Red wine and dry white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows expressive and elegant, crisp and fresh and citrus and floral attributes.

Labels here fall under the Premier Cru and the Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.

Inside it sit Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry and Montagny.

Names to look for on a shelf: Domaine Faiveley, Domaine Joblot and Vincent Dureuil-Janthial.

At the table these bottles work with roast chicken, grilled salmon, pasta with cream sauces and creamy goat cheese.

In the glass.

Red: Expressive and elegant.

Dry white: Crisp and fresh, Citrus and floral attributes.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Premier Cru
• Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Chateau de Chamirey Mercurey, Cote Chalonnaise, France
• Domaine A. & P. de Villaine Bouzeron, Cote Chalonnaise, France
• Domaine A. & P. de Villaine Les Champs Cloux, Rully Premier Cru, France
• Domaine A. & P. de Villaine Mercurey Les Montots, Cote Chalonnaise, France
• Domaine Bruno Lorenzon Champs Martin, Mercurey Premier Cru, France
• Domaine du Clos Salomon 'Clos Salomon', Givry Premier Cru, France
• Domaine Faiveley Clos des Myglands Monopole, Mercurey Premier Cru, France
• Domaine Faiveley Clos du Roy, Mercurey Premier Cru, France

At the table.

• Roast chicken
• Grilled salmon
• Pasta with cream sauces
• Creamy goat cheese

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Côte Chalonnaise: common questions

More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Burgundy guide.