According to old books, everything started between the Carolingian period and the 19th century. As the wines of Châtillonnais become famous. Then came several disasters : the war, the phylloxera crisis, economic upheavals,… so the vine gradually disappeared.

From the 1980s, the vineyard experienced a new image thanks to winegrowers passionate about their terroir and their traditional know-how.

Its landscapes take shape through its wild nature, its rivers, its forests and its many valleys, ... an authentic territory is revealed !

The Châtillonnais has been awarded the label "Vignobles and Découvertes", this obliges the inhabitants of the vineyard to respect certain requirements such as :

• authenticity
• openness to cultural, natural and human heritage
• the happiness of transmitting their knowledge, their passions and their customs
• the discovery of the world of wine and vines
• the need to preserve nature (fauna and flora)
• to welcome tourists with kindness

Remember that the Burgundy region is divided into several vineyards :

• Chablis and Auxerrois
• The Côte de Nuits
• The Côte de Beaune
• The Côte chalonnaise
• The Mâconnais
• The Châtillonnais
  
  
  

The Châtillonnais vines flourish on sloping slopes, facing south, south-east and clay-limestone Jurassic soils. Limestone pebbles crumbled from the top of the coast are added to the marls of the slope, beneficial to the cultivation of the vine.

In summer as in autumn the grapes benefit from a beautiful sunshine, this is favorable for their maturation.

The grape varieties

White wines are made from :

• Chardonnay 
  
  

It offers a well-balanced white wine, an aromatic bouquet, with floral (acacia, ...), dried fruit (almond, ...), undergrowth (mushroom, ...) and chemical (fresh butter) aromas. , ...).

• Aligoté 
  
  

Aligoté awakens the palate, on the palate it is lively, nervous, presenting aromas of citrus fruits (lemon, ...), dried fruits (hazelnut, ...), yellow and white fruits (white peach, green apple,...).

The red wines are made from :

• Pinot noir
  
  

This grape variety makes it possible to offer a wine of a purple color, with aromas of flowers (hawthorn, ...), black fruits (blackcurrant, cherry, ...), over time empyreumatic notes (coffee, cocoa ,. ..) and undergrowth (porcini, ...) develop.

• Gamay
  
  

A bright red color with shine, with aromas of ripe red fruits (strawberry, cherry, ...), spices (liquorice, ...) and fermentation (English candy, ...).

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In Burgundy, the different plots determine a regional, municipal, premier cru and grand cru appellation depending on their geographical location.