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Puligny-Montrachet {Burgundy:Bourgogne}

After Champagne we were ready to explore Bourgogne and all of its riches. We stayed near Beaune in a small town called Puligny-Montrachet at the Hotel “Le Montrachet“.  Our days were built around food and the most amazing wines in the world. My two favorite white wines are from this area Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.  I was beyond estatic to say the least to be in the midst of not only great food and wine, but also the gorgeous countryside that produces them both. We ventured out on day trips and visited the vineyards in the area and in the evenings it was a joy to return to the Hotel  Le Montrachet for apertifs, dinner and relaxation.

Burgundy has some of the greatest wines in the world as well as one of the most complex classification systems. These vinyards were split into tiny fractions after the French Revolution resulting in a number of appellations.  So we set up wine tastings for the next 3 days.  The only thing I found hard was getting in the mood for a 10:00 a.m. wine tasting. I will say that tasting wine at 10:00 a.m. was interesting but after a few, you kinda start to get the hang of it.

We ate & drank our way through countless amazing dishes: Pastries, Escargots De Bourgogne, Langosustine, Blanc De Volaille Au Foie Gras, Oeufs en Meurette, Boeuf Bourguignon, and the cheeses  – dear god the cheeses - are seriously out of this world. At the La Montrachet’s in-house restaurant (of the same name), the cheese cart at the end of your meal included St. Nectaire, Cantal, Blue de Bresse and some that were handcrafted by French monks. Every meal at Le Montrachet was amazing, to say the least. The neat thing about it was I still felt right at home. The rooms were nice and comfortable. They always had food and drinks available during different points of the day to try. 

One night we decided to venture out and eat at a place where the locals go. The proprietors of Le Montrachet pointed us to a little town called Remigny. We ended up is the cutest place called Auberge L’Escale . This is where I had my favorite version of Oeufs en meurette.  The dinner was homey, the ultimate in French comfort food and a great way to spend an evening in Burgundy.