Bourgogne AOC wine information:

Name:	Appellation Bourgogne Controlée
Location:	Burgundy region
Places:	385 villages as per department: 54 in Yonne 92 in Côte d’Or 154 in Saône et Loire 85 in Rhône
Soil:	Various from limestone to clay
Size:	3,000 ha (7,400 acres)
Production:	24 million bottles Red: 15 million White: 9 million
Grapes in Burgundy:	Red: Pinot Noir White: Chardonnay
Type of wines:	Various
Age:	Red: 2 to 8 years White: 1 to 5 years
Vintages: (recommended)	Red: 2005, 2003, 2002, 1999 White: 2005, 2003, 2002
Aromas:	Red: Licorice Black fruits White: Honey Vanilla Lemon
Food:	Red: Red meat White: White meat Fish
Cheese:	Red wine: Maroilles Munster Camembert Emmental Next: Bourgogne Aligoté

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