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  Burgundy : sensitive beauties - French Wine Tours

The famed wines of the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, Maconnais, Chablis and Beaujolais

 

Day 1

· We will meet you at Dijon train station or airport and escort you to our hotel, the beautiful Hostellerie de Levernois near the quintessential Burgundy town of Beaune.
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Time to relax in the hotel grounds.
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Pre-dinner wine-tasting with your own wine expert and the hotel’s sommelier.
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Dinner at the hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant with superb local cuisine and great Burgundies.

Day 2

· After breakfast, we go to the Domaine du Colombier for a private tasting of their incredible Chablis Grand Cru.
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We take lunch in the town of Chablis itself in the Michelin-starred Hostellerie des Clos.
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Our afternoon tasting takes us to Domaine Vocoret et Fils for another example of superb Chablis Grand Cru.
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Return to the hotel to relax before a dinner matching the types of wines we’ve tasted with the best in Burgundy fare.

 

Day 3

· A short drive after breakfast to taste the Chambertin at Domaine Groffier Père et Fils.
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On to Vosne-Romanée for a show-stopping tasting at Domaine Guyon.
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Back to our hotel to relax and enjoy a quiet lunch.

· Our first afternoon tasting is the Meursault of Michel Bouzereau et Fils.
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We move on to Montrachet for a private tasting (as usual) at Domaine Jacques Prieur.
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Dinner at our hotel, showcasing the types of wines we’ve enjoyed today and their happy alliance with local cuisine.

 

Day 4

· We change hotels today, so your bags will be loaded into our transport while you take breakfast.
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We then take a short drive to Santenay to sample the classic whites at Louis Latour.
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Just a few minutes away at Rully, we taste the beautiful reds of Vincent Dureuil-Janthial.
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We lunch at the amazing Michelin three-starred restaurant Lameloise, the finest purveyor of traditional Burgundian fare in the world.
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In the afternoon we check in to our new hotel, the ravishing Château de Bagnols in the heart of the Beaujolais region. Time to relax.
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We dine at the château.

 

Day 5

· After breakfast we head for the Beaujolais region of Juliénas for our first tasting at Domaine des Mouilles.
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Then on to the area of Fleurie to sample the wines at Domaine Metrat et Fils.
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We lunch in simple, traditional style at the Faisan Dore in Villefranche-sur-Sâone with, of course, wines of the area.
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Our afternoon tasting is at the small town of Theize at the Domaine La Cruisille.
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Time to relax at our hotel before our grand farewell dinner, showcasing the wines we’ve tasted in perfect harmony with local cuisine.

 

Day 6

· After breakfast, we will escort you to Lyon airport or train station for your onward connections.

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