Appellations
Régionale · Côte de Beaune
Bourgogne
red and white ·
The base of the pyramid, and over half of everything Burgundy makes.
Under the vines
Anywhere in the region, which in practice usually means the flatter land below the road.
In the glass
Entirely dependent on who made it. In serious hands it is the most useful wine in Burgundy.
Why it sits here
Often includes declassified parcels from higher tiers that a grower chose not to bottle separately.
Commonly misread
That it is the wine to skip. It is the only tier where price still bears a relationship to contents.
Names worth knowing
Méo-Camuzet, Roulot, Fourrier, any good domaine's entry wine