As well as 4ha of Le Montrachet and 5.85ha of Bâtard Montrachet, Chassagne contains all 1.57ha of the Grand Cru Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. There are 159 hectares of Premier Cru in the 350.4ha of Chassagne, which contains a surprising amount of Pinot Noir. Less red wine is now being produced, as it sells for lower prices than the whites although much of the Pinot land is less suited to Chardonnay production. The white wine tends to be richer than that of Puligny but not as elegant; the reds are quite robust and need time to come round.
[img_assist|nid=11415|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=120|height=214]The "Scabby Hill" ("Mont Rachaz"), not much more than an undulation between Puligny and Chassagne, is one of the most famous vineyard sites in the world. Wines from the Chassagne side are called "Le Montrachet" and from the Puligny side simply "Montrachet" – there are 4 hectares of each. Above Montrachet proper is the 7.59ha of Chevalier Montrachet (all in Puligny), at the bottom of the slope lies Bâtard Montrachet (6.02ha in Puligny). The names of these two Grand Crus supposedly reflect the division of the estate of the Seigneur de Montrachet between his two sons, one of whom had been a knight in the Crusades, the other was illegitimate.
Perhaps surprisingly, one of the most famous names in Burgundy has no Grand Crus, although there have been calls for Les Perrieres to be so designated ever since it was described as "tête de cuvée" in the 1855 list.
Meursault grows Chardonnay almost exclusively (note the exception of Santenots mentioned in the Volnay section), which makes wonderfully rich and buttery white Burgundy, developing a certain nuttiness with time. The Premier Crus occupy 132ha of the 437ha.
A good American friend of mine -such rare individuals exist- confessed his admiration for Claude Berri’s « Jean de Florette » and « Manon des sources », and asked for my opinion on these Siamese movies.
I was blunt : strictly for export goods. This does not mean French domestic box office was not healthy : the foreign market for made in Provence delicacies starts North of Valence, if not Avignon.
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If anyone can let me know if a town by this name exists, and if so, where it is located, I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much for any help you can provide.
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I will be retutning from a barge trip on the canals in the Burgundy Region during the first week of Occtober.  I will come into the Gare de Lyon (Train station) and have to get to the Airport – Lyon Satolas (LYS. Does anyone know how best this is done and about how long it takes?  Thank you.  SB
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