This is the most gentle and most wine focused of all our walking holidays. We visit selected growers, all good quality and some also very well-known.
Beginning in the pretty wine village of Gevrey-Chambertin, near Dijon, our journey reads like a wine list. We walk south through the famous vineyards, the Le Chambertin, Clos de la Roche, Romanee-Conti... Along the way we taste Gevrey-Chambertin with traditionalist Lucien Boillot, superb Morey St Denis, Vosne-Romanée, Chambolle-Musigny and Nuits-St Georges, and Clos Vougeot. We also visit Clos de Vougeot.
After Nuits-St Georges we climb up to the hills, valleys and vineyards of the Hautes Côtes. It may seem like a rural backwater, but we taste very good wines at Domaine Naudin-Ferrand. We descend to the Côte de Beaune, ande taste Aloxe-Corton and Corton with Domaine Voarick. We then explore in Beaune, before walking through the vineyards to Meursault where we stay for the last 2 nights. From here we walk through Auxey-Duresses and finally, past the famous Montrachet vineyard to finish in Puligny.
We have excellent tastings lined up in the Côte de Beaune. Château de Monthelie, one of the original ‘bio-dynamique’ estates in Burgundy; Michel Prunier for Meursault and Auxey-Duresses and Prieur-Brunet for Premier Crus from Beaune to Santenay.
This is a fascinating vineyard walk, a wine tour on foot. You hear much about the importance of ‘terroir’ and, by walking through the appellations, you will gain a far greater understanding of what makes great Burgundy wine. Rating: Gentle. Steeper sections can be avoided.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Meet in Gevrey. Included dinner. 3 star Hotel Gevrey.
Day 2: Walk Fixin to Morey St Denis. Picnic lunch.
Day 3: Vougeot to Nuits-St Georges. Winery lunch.
Day 4: Hautes Côtes to Corton. Picnic. 3 star Hotel Beaune
Day 5: Wine visit. Free time in Beaune. Walk Beaune to Monthelie. Michelin dinner. 3 star Hotel Meursault.
Day 6: Meursault - Montrachet. Winery lunch. Dinner.
Day 7: Tour ends in Meursault. Join the tour by TGV from Paris or London. (Car Parking is included).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
25 - 31 May 2008 £1,299 per person in double/twin room.
7 - 13 September 2008 £1,349 per person in double/twin room.
5 - 11 October 2008 £1,349 per person in double/twin room.
£220 single supplement. £250 deposit.
Price Includes:
- Six nights in 3 star hotels.
- French breakfasts (coffee, tea, croissants, baguette, jams, juice)
- 4 picnic lunches and three dinners - 7 meals in total (at restaurants half a bottle of wine per person and coffee. At wineries, wines are offered at the winery's discretion). Picnics include village level wines. Evening meals include a range of wines up to Premier Cru level.
- All visits and tastings (to the named wineries or similar)
- Local coach for the itinerary from Monday through to Friday
- One transfer on Saturday morning back to the cars in Gevrey or to the TGV station in Dijon. (This will be at the same time for everyone).
- Baggage transfer from hotel to hotel.
- Walk Manager, with a good knowledge of the wines, route and area.
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