Rully is a commune in the

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is B ...

department in the

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in eastern

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. It is known for its red and white Rully wines made from

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and

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respectively. The AOC legal area encompasses the village of Chagny as well as Rully itself, contains over twenty

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designated sub-areas, and borders the

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appellations of

Bouzeron Bouzeron () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Bouzeron is a wine-growing village located near Chagny. It is from Beaune and from Chalon-sur-Saône. Wine Bouzeron ...

to the west and

Mercurey Mercurey () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The village dates from pre-historic times and is the most widely recognized and important wine village of the Côte Chalonnais ...

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