As you drive south out of Dijon and through the suburban sprawl, you come to Marsannay. Off to the right, in the distance on the hillside, you catch a first glimpse of the vineyards of the Côte d’Or. Here begin the ‘golden slopes’, the heartland of Burgundy wine production. And from here until you hit the limestone quarries at Corgoloin about 15 miles further south, you will traverse arguably the most famous vineyards on the planet. This is the Côte de Nuits, the northern half of the Côte d’Or, and your itinerary will read like a world-class wine list. Marsannay wines are high quality, accessible wines from the Cote de Nuits. Interestingly, no other village appellation other than Marsannay produces wines in all three standard colors of white, red and rosé. In style, the wines of Marsannay bear close similarities to some neighbouring appellations, such as Gevrey-Chambertin and Fixin.
Marsannay