![Route des Grand Crus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Route_des_Grand_Crus.jpg)
The Route des Grands Crus (roughly, "road of the great
wine
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s") is the name of a tourist route situated in
Burgundy
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,
France
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.
The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the
Côte d'Or
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escarpment, from
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
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* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
in the north to
Santenay in the south. Thus it runs through many of the great
appellations
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of
Burgundy wine
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, hence the name of the route. It takes the visitor through the vineyards of the
Côte de Nuits
The Côte de Nuits () is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, which gives its name to ...
and the
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
and the back hills (
Hautes-Côtes) behind and above the wine slopes.
It is punctuated by 33 villages or little towns, including
Beaune
Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annua ...
, many of which have picturesque churches.
Route
![Vougeot route grand cru](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Vougeot_route_grand_cru.jpg)
From north to south:
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Marsannay-la-Côte
Marsannay-la-Côte () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
Marsannay-la-Côte contains a strip of vineyards on the slope of the Côte d'Or. The vineyards are the most nort ...
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Côte de Nuits
The Côte de Nuits () is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, which gives its name to ...
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Fixin
Fixin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region on the Grand Crus route in eastern France. The French archaeologist Roland Martin (1912–1997) died in Fixin.
Wine
Fixin is one of the wine communes of Côte de Nu ...
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Gevrey-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of France in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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Morey-Saint-Denis
Morey-Saint-Denis () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
Wine
Morey-Saint-Denis is situated in the Northern section of the Côte d'Or called Côte de Nuits. It is one of the principal wine producing vill ...
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Chambolle-Musigny
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Vougeot
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Flagey-Echézeaux
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Vosne-Romanée
Vosne-Romanée () is a Communes of France, commune in the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
Wine
It produces the region's most celebrated wines, all made entirely from the ...
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Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It lies in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Wine
Nuits-Saint-Georges is the main town of the Côte de Nuits wine-produci ...
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Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
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Aloxe-Corton
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Savigny-Lès-Beaune
Savigny-lès-Beaune (, literally ''Savigny near Beaune'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.Beaune
Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annua ...
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Pommard
Pommard () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Famous for its Côte de Beaune wine production, Pommard is situated directly south of Beaune along the Route des Grands Crus. The D973 r ...
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Volnay
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Meursault
Meursault () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Etymology
The oldest attested form of the toponym Meursault dates from 1094, as ''Murassalt'' and ''Mussalt'', in a charter by t ...
See also
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French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, along with Italian, Spanish, and America ...
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Burgundy wine
Burgundy wine ( or ') is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here, and those commonly referred to as "Burgundies," are dry red wi ...
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Côte de Nuits
The Côte de Nuits () is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, which gives its name to ...
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Saisy
Saisy () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
Saisy is located from Beaune, from Chalon-sur-Saône and from Autun.An aerial view of Saisy (le Bourg) from geop ...
References
Further reading
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* An inexpensive introduction to the Côte d'Or and currently the most up to date book.
External links
Descriptionthewinedoctor.comAn overview of the geography and wines of Burgundy
The Burgundy ReportGood descriptions of the vineyards and vintages.
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Tourist attractions in Côte-d'Or
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