Value-hunting in Burgundy's Hautes-Côtes
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Meloisey and Nantoux may be at the edge of the Côte d'Or, but it's worth the drive 10 minutes out of Beaune for some of Burgundy's best-value wines.
The Hautes-Côtes de Beaune is a viticultural back of beyond, and just beyond the back of beyond is the end of the world. The Cirque du Bout du Monde, or ‘end of the world circus’, a romantic escarpment and grotto tucked up in the hills that rise behind Pommard, marks a point where the Hautes-Côtes vineyard transforms into rolling pasture running on to Autun to the west and Arnay-le-Duc to the north...
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