Auxey-Duresses

A small village in a side valley off the Côte de Beaune, with a slightly cooler local climate making for a more austere style of Burgundy. Nonetheless this can be an excellent source of relatively inexpensive wine in warmer years, or from top producers. At the moment production is about 75:25 red to white. The reds can age well, while the whites can have a most attractive minerality.

• 138 hectares of village Auxey-Duresses
• 32 hectares of Premier Cru vineyards (nine in all), the best being Les Duresses
• Recommended producers:  Comte Armand (red), Fichet (white)