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Burgundy vineyard

Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, FR

Placeholder producer entry — the Côte de Beaune is the southern half of the Côte d'Or, the limestone escarpment that produces the world's most expensive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Burgundy operates on a *climat* system: each named vineyard plot has its own classification and rules, some less than a hectare in size.

The reference wine for coq au vin (Pinot Noir) and the reference white for pretty much every European fish course (Chardonnay). Burgundy’s climat mosaic — over 1,200 named vineyard plots inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage — is the densest expression of terroir as a concept anywhere in viticulture.