Burgundy & Beaujolais Wine Tour: Premier Crus, Cru Beaujolais & Winemaking in 3D

The world’s most intricate classification system, Premier Crus that rival Grand Crus, ten Beaujolais Crus on granite hillsides, and the winemaking decisions that shape everything.

The Burgundy and Beaujolais Tour is a guided 3D flythrough in 89 frames: Chablis and its Grands and Premiers Crus, then the Côte d’Or commune by commune from Marsannay to Maranges with every Grand Cru pinned, the Côte Chalonnaise, the Mâconnais and finally Beaujolais and its ten crus. Along the way 103 producers, 44 Côte d’Or Grand Cru pins, 114 Premier Cru pins, the 8 Chablis Grand Cru and 40 Premier Cru climats, 16 village appellations and the Beaujolais crus are marked as clickable pins, each opening a profile in the panel. The Tour is part of SommGeo membership, which starts with a free 15-day trial.

• Frames: 89, with named stops from Chablis through the hierarchy and soils of Burgundy, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey to Vosne, Chambolle, Nuits, the Hill of Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay, Meursault, Puligny and Montrachet, Chassagne, Santenay, the Chalonnaise villages, Mâcon, Pouilly-Fuissé and the Beaujolais crus
• Pins on the tour: 103 producers (65 Côte d’Or, 24 Chablis, 14 Beaujolais), 44 Grand Cru pins and 114 Premier Cru pins on the Côte d’Or, 48 Chablis Grand and Premier Cru climats, 16 village AOPs and the Beaujolais and Mâconnais appellations
• Tools: Frame navigator with a frame list, clickable pins that load the info panel, compass and camera tilt, measurement tools for distance, height, slope and area, full screen
• Inside the pins: Vineyard pins give classification, exposure, soil and the producers who hold them; producer pins give the domaine, its parcels and its style, with the winemaking choices behind it
• Beaujolais on granite: The ten crus from Saint-Amour to Côte de Brouilly, on granite, schist and the blue diorite of Brouilly, with Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie and Morgon pinned to their lieux-dits such as the Côte du Py
• Winemaking covered: Whole-cluster fermentation, oak reduction, and the Deuxième Cru sites of Meursault and Volnay that the Tour marks as the next tier down from Premier Cru

Burgundy’s classification system is the most granular in the wine world, and the most misunderstood. The hierarchy from regional Bourgogne through Village, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru is well known in theory, but the practical reality is messier and more interesting. Some Premier Crus (Clos Saint-Jacques, Les Amoureuses) are priced and regarded as Grand Crus in all but name. Whole-cluster fermentation, once the old guard’s default, has become a deliberate stylistic choice. New oak percentages have dropped across the Côte d’Or as producers chase purity over extraction. And just south, the ten Crus of Beaujolais (planted on granite, limestone, and pierre bleue) have earned serious critical recognition in their own right, far removed from the Nouveau reputation. This Tour walks through all of it.

Inside This Tour

This Tour covers Burgundy from Chablis through the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, and south through all ten Crus of Beaujolais, with pins on every major vineyard, classification tier, and producer along the way. Every map frame is fully interactive. Don’t just watch the flythrough. Click, drag, zoom, and rotate the 3D terrain to explore from any angle, then click every pin for the full content.

• Chablis Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards: right bank vs. left bank aspect differences
• Premier Crus that rival Grand Cru quality and pricing
• Winemaking trends: whole-cluster fermentation, oak reduction, and the pursuit of transparency
• Commune-by-commune profiles across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune
• All ten Beaujolais Crus: limestone, granite, and pierre bleue shaping Gamay from Moulin-à-Vent to Morgon
• Historic and modern vintages with context for what defines a great Burgundy year

Modern Burgundy: Style & Winemaking

For a geographic overview of Burgundy’s vineyards, see the Burgundy Vineyards Fast Map. Here, we focus on what’s happening in the cellar and how it shapes the wines.

The biggest stylistic shift in modern Burgundy is subtraction. New oak percentages have dropped significantly across the Côte d’Or; where 50–100% new barrels were once standard for Premier and Grand Cru, many of the region’s best producers now use 20–30%, prioritizing fruit transparency and terroir expression over wood-driven richness. Whole-cluster fermentation (including the stems in the fermentation vessel) has swung back into favor after decades of near-total destemming. Producers like Dujac, de Montille, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti have long used significant whole-cluster percentages; now a broader generation is experimenting with it, seeking the floral lift, structural grip, and aromatic complexity that stems can contribute when fully ripe. The net effect across the region is wines that are more precise, more site-transparent, and often lighter in extraction than a generation ago.

In Chablis, the right bank vs. left bank Premier Cru distinction matters more than many drinkers realize. Right bank vineyards (Montée de Tonnerre, Mont de Milieu, Fourchaume) face primarily southwest and get the warmer afternoon sun, producing rounder, riper styles. Left bank Premier Crus (Vaillons, Montmains, Côte de Léchet, Vau de Vey) face east and southeast with more morning exposure, tending toward leaner, more mineral profiles. Understanding this single geographic divide helps decode most of Chablis Premier Cru.

A Closer Look: Premier Crus Worth Knowing

Not every Premier Cru is created equal. These five consistently perform at or above their classification, and understanding them means understanding how Burgundy’s hierarchy works in practice versus on paper.

Clos Saint-Jacques, Gevrey-Chambertin

Grand Cru in everything but name. The INAO’s 1930s rule that only vineyards touching Chambertin or Clos de Bèze could receive Grand Cru status is the only reason Clos Saint-Jacques sits at Premier Cru level. Its southeast-facing slopes in the Combe de Lavaux, white marl soils rich in limestone, and five elite owners (Rousseau, Fourrier, Bruno Clair, Jadot, Esmonin) produce wines of extraordinary depth and longevity. Rousseau’s bottling, in particular, is among the most sought-after wines in Burgundy at any level.

Les Amoureuses, Chambolle-Musigny

Sitting just below the Grand Cru Musigny on the Côte d’Or slope, Les Amoureuses produces wines of silky, perfumed elegance that trade at Grand Cru prices, and have for decades. The 5.4-hectare vineyard is the textbook example of why Burgundy’s classification, while broadly reliable, has gaps that the market has long since corrected.

Aux Combottes, Gevrey-Chambertin

Isolated at the southern end of the Gevrey commune, Aux Combottes borders the Grand Cru Clos de la Roche in Morey-Saint-Denis. It’s regularly grouped with Clos Saint-Jacques and Les Amoureuses as one of the Côte de Nuits’ “super second” Premier Crus: wines that outperform their classification in both quality and market price.

Aux Malconsorts, Vosne-Romanée

Bordering La Tâche Grand Cru to the south, Aux Malconsorts benefits from a similar exposure and soil profile. The Cuvée Christiane from de Montille (sourced from the upper, steeper section) is widely regarded as one of the finest Premier Cru wines in the entire Côte de Nuits: structured, deep, and capable of decades of aging.

Aux Boudots, Nuits-Saint-Georges

Located at the northern end of Nuits-Saint-Georges, right on the border with Vosne-Romanée, Aux Boudots benefits from a transitional terroir that gives it some of Vosne’s perfume alongside Nuits’ characteristic earth and structure. It’s one of the most compelling arguments for looking beyond the commune name on a Burgundy label.

A Closer Look: The Crus of Beaujolais

South of the Mâconnais, the landscape shifts dramatically. The ten Crus of Beaujolais sit on steep, convex granite hillsides where Gamay (exiled from Burgundy proper by ducal decree in 1395) found its ideal home. The vines are traditionally trained as gobelet bush vines, and the best sites produce wines of genuine complexity and aging potential that have nothing to do with Nouveau.

Three soil types define the region. Limestone dominates southern Beaujolais (the Beaujolais AOP zone), where flatter terrain and richer soils produce the lighter, fruitier wines meant for early drinking. Moving north into the Crus, granite takes over: pink granite in particular anchors Fleurie, Chiroubles, and Régnié, producing wines with bright acidity, floral lift, and firm mineral structure. And then there’s pierre bleue (blue stone), the ancient, hard diorite found most prominently on Côte de Brouilly’s volcanic slopes and scattered through several other Crus. Blue stone gives wines a distinctive mineral depth and structural grip that sets them apart. Across the ten Crus, the interplay of soil type, slope angle, and altitude creates their individuality: Chiroubles, the highest Cru at up to 500 meters (1,640 feet), makes some of the lightest wines, while Moulin-à-Vent and Morgon at lower elevations produce the most powerful.

Notable Vintages: Burgundy

Burgundy’s vintage narrative extends further back than most regions. Among the classics, 1990 is exceptional: rich, aromatic, with sumptuous ripeness and silky tannins that have aged magnificently. 1999 is powerful and deeply colored, particularly successful in the Côte de Beaune, with acidity that has kept the wines alive and evolving. Moving to the modern era, 2005 remains the benchmark of the 21st century: structured, balanced, with Grand Crus still far from their peak. 2015 drew comparisons to 1990, producing concentrated, harmonious reds with excellent aging potential across both Côtes. 2019 combined generosity with freshness in low yields, and is shaping up as one of the decade’s better years.

Conversely, 2011 was damp and uneven, with mildew and variable ripeness producing lighter wines that required strict selection, better in the Côte de Nuits than the Côte de Beaune. 2013 was cold and hail-ravaged, particularly in the Côte de Beaune, yielding lean wines with high acidity that only the best producers managed to finesse. 2007 was troubled by rain and rot, producing soft, early-drinking wines that peaked quickly.

Pins on this tour (250, with 114 Premiers Crus counted)

Every Grand Cru, Chablis climat, village appellation, producer and Beaujolais cru marked with a pin on the Burgundy and Beaujolais Tour, as loaded in the tour itself. The 114 Côte d’Or Premier Cru pins are counted, not listed. Click any pin in the Tour for its profile.

Name	On the tour as
Côte d’Or Grands Crus (44)
Bâtard-Montrachet	Grand Cru
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet	Grand Cru
Bonnes Mares	Grand Cru
Chambertin	Grand Cru
Chapelle-Chambertin	Grand Cru
Charmes-Chambertin	Grand Cru
Chevalier-Montrachet	Grand Cru
Clos de Bèze	Grand Cru
Clos de la Roche	Grand Cru
Clos de la Roche-Original Parcel	Grand Cru parcel
Clos de Tart	Grand Cru
Clos de Vougeot	Grand Cru
Clos des Corton	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Clos des Lambrays	Grand Cru
Clos Saint-Denis	Grand Cru
Corton	Grand Cru
Corton-Charlemagne	Grand Cru
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet	Grand Cru
Échezeaux	Grand Cru
Échezeaux du Dessus	Grand Cru lieu-dit
En Orveaux	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Grand Maupertui	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Grands-Échezeaux	Grand Cru
Griotte-Chambertin	Grand Cru
La Combe d’Orveau	Grand Cru lieu-dit
La Grande Rue	Grand Cru
La Romanée	Grand Cru
La Tâche	Grand Cru
Latricières-Chambertin	Grand Cru
Le Clos du Roi	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Le Corton	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Le Rognet et Corton	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Les Bressandes	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Les Demoiselles	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Les Petits Musigny	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Les Renardes	Grand Cru lieu-dit
Mazis-Chambertin	Grand Cru
Mazoyeres-Chambertin	Grand Cru
Montrachet	Grand Cru
Musigny	Grand Cru
Richebourg	Grand Cru
Romanée-Conti	Grand Cru
Romanée-Saint-Vivant	Grand Cru
Ruchottes-Chambertin	Grand Cru
Chablis Grands Crus (8)
Blanchot	Chablis Grand Cru
Bougros	Chablis Grand Cru
Grenouilles	Chablis Grand Cru
La Moutonne	Chablis Grand Cru
Les Clos	Chablis Grand Cru
Preuses	Chablis Grand Cru
Valmur	Chablis Grand Cru
Vaudésir	Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis Premiers Crus (40)
Beauroy	Chablis Premier Cru
Berdiot	Chablis Premier Cru
Beugnons	Chablis Premier Cru
Butteaux	Chablis Premier Cru
Chapelot	Chablis Premier Cru
Châtains	Chablis Premier Cru
Chaume de Talvat	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Bréchain	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Cuissy	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Fontenay	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Jouan	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Léchet	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Savant	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte de Vaubarousse	Chablis Premier Cru
Côte des Prés-Girots	Chablis Premier Cru
Forêts	Chablis Premier Cru
Fourchaume	Chablis Premier Cru
L’Homme Mort	Chablis Premier Cru
Les Beauregards	Chablis Premier Cru
Les Épinottes	Chablis Premier Cru
Les Fourneaux	Chablis Premier Cru
Les Lys	Chablis Premier Cru
Mélinots	Chablis Premier Cru
Mont de Milieu	Chablis Premier Cru
Montée de Tonnerre	Chablis Premier Cru
Montmains	Chablis Premier Cru
Morein	Chablis Premier Cru
Pied d’Aloup	Chablis Premier Cru
Roncières	Chablis Premier Cru
Sécher	Chablis Premier Cru
Troesmes	Chablis Premier Cru
Vaillons	Chablis Premier Cru
Vau de Vey	Chablis Premier Cru
Vau Ligneau	Chablis Premier Cru
Vaucoupin	Chablis Premier Cru
Vaugiraut	Chablis Premier Cru
Vaulorent	Chablis Premier Cru
Vaupulent	Chablis Premier Cru
Vaux Ragons	Chablis Premier Cru
Vosgros	Chablis Premier Cru
Village appellations (16)
Aloxe-Corton	Village AOP
Chambolle-Musigny	Village AOP
Chassagne-Montrachet	Village AOP
Clos de Vougeot	Village AOP
Fixin	Village AOP
Gevrey-Chambertin	Village AOP
Maranges	Village AOP
Marsannay	Village AOP
Meursault	Village AOP
Morey-Saint-Denis	Village AOP
Nuits-Saint-Georges	Village AOP
Pommard	Village AOP
Puligny-Montrachet	Village AOP
Santenay	Village AOP
Volnay	Village AOP
Vosne-Romanée	Village AOP
Deuxième Cru sites marked (10)
Clos de la Barre	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Clos Mon Plaisir	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Le Tesson	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Chevalières	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Grands Charrons	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Luchets	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Meix Chavaux	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Narvaux	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Rougeots	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Les Tillets	Deuxième Cru site, Meursault and Volnay
Côte d’Or producers (65)
A. & P. de Villaine	Producer
Bachelet-Monnot	Producer
Bonneau du Martray	Producer
Bouchard Père et Fils	Producer
Bruno Clair	Producer
Château de Chamirey	Producer
Domaine Anne Gros	Producer
Domaine Armand Rousseau	Producer
Domaine Bernard Dugat-Py	Producer
Domaine Bernard-Bonin	Producer
Domaine Bruno Lorenzon	Producer
Domaine Chevrot et Fils	Producer
Domaine Coche-Dury	Producer
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé	Producer
Domaine de Chevremont	Producer
Domaine de l’Arlot	Producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti	Producer
Domaine de Montille	Producer
Domaine Denis Bachelet	Producer
Domaine Denis Mortet	Producer
Domaine des Comtes Lafon	Producer
Domaine des Lambrays	Producer
Domaine du Clos de Tart	Producer
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair	Producer
Domaine Dujac	Producer
Domaine Fourrier	Producer
Domaine François Mikulski	Producer
Domaine Georges Roumier	Producer
Domaine Ghislaine Barthod	Producer
Domaine Jacques Frédéric Mugnier	Producer
Domaine Jean Grivot	Producer
Domaine Joblot	Producer
Domaine Leflaive	Producer
Domaine Leroy	Producer
Domaine Lucien Muzard	Producer
Domaine Marquis d’Angerville	Producer
Domaine Méo-Camuzet	Producer
Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg	Producer
Domaine Ponsot	Producer
Domaine Ramonet	Producer
Domaine René Engel/Domaine d’Eugénie	Producer
Domaine Roulot	Producer
Domaine Sylvain Cathiard	Producer
Domaine Thomas Morey	Producer
Domaine Vincent et Sophie Morey	Producer
Emmanuel Rouget	Producer
Faiveley	Producer
François Frères- Oak	Producer
François Lumpp	Producer
Henri Gouges	Producer
Hospices de Beaune	Producer
Hubert Lignier	Producer
Jean-Claude Boisset	Producer
Jean-Noël Gagnard	Producer
Joseph Drouhin	Producer
Louis Latour	Producer
Michel Lafarge	Producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey	Producer
Pousse d’Or	Producer
René Lequin-Colin	Producer
Robert Chevillon	Producer
Robert Groffier	Producer
Sylvain Pataille	Producer
Vincent Dancer	Producer
Vincent Dureuil-Janthial	Producer
Chablis producers (24)
Billaud-Simon	Producer
Daniel Dampt & Fils	Producer
Daniel-Etienne Defaix	Producer
Domaine Christian Moreau	Producer
Domaine Pattes Loup	Producer
Domaine René et Vincent Dauvissat	Producer
Domaine Savary	Producer
Domaine Servin	Producer
Drouhin-Vaudon	Producer
François Raveneau	Producer
Gérard Tremblay	Producer
Gilbert Picq	Producer
Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat	Producer
Jean-Marc Brocard	Producer
Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin	Producer
La Chablisienne	Producer
Laurent Tribut	Producer
Long-Depaquit	Producer
Louis Michel & Fils	Producer
Moreau-Naudet	Producer
Patrick Piuze	Producer
Simonnet-Febvre	Producer
Vocoret	Producer
William Fèvre	Producer
Beaujolais producers (14)
Château des Jacques	Producer
Château Thivin	Producer
Clos de la Roilette	Producer
Domaine Saint-Cyr	Producer
Guy Breton	Producer
Jean Foillard	Producer
Jean Thévenet/Domaine de Bongran	Producer
Jean-Louis Dutraive	Producer
Jean-Paul Thévenet	Producer
Julien Sunier	Producer
Marcel Lapierre	Producer
Pierre Cotton	Producer
Yann Bertrand	Producer
Yvon Métras	Producer
Beaujolais and Mâconnais appellations and places (29)
Beaujolais	AOP
Beaujolais Villages	AOP
Brouilly	AOP
Chénas	AOP
Chiroubles	AOP
Corcelette	Lieu-dit or place
Côte de Brouilly	AOP
Côte du Py	Lieu-dit or place
Coteaux du Lyonnais	AOP
Fleurie	AOP
Grille Midi	Lieu-dit or place
Juliénas	AOP
La Madone	Lieu-dit or place
Les Capitans	Lieu-dit or place
Mâcon	AOP
Milly-Lamartine	Lieu-dit or place
Mont Bessay	Lieu-dit or place
Mont Brouilly	Lieu-dit or place
Morgon	AOP
Moulin-à-Vent	AOP
Pouilly-Fuissé	AOP
Pouilly-Loché	AOP
Pouilly-Vinzelles	AOP
Régnié	AOP
Saint-Amour	AOP
Saint-Joseph	Lieu-dit or place
Saint-Véran	AOP
Verzé	Lieu-dit or place
Viré-Clessé	AOP

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