Bouzeron

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Bouzeron is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

Bouzeron is a wine-growing village located near Chagny. It is 15 - 20 km from Beaune and 25 km from Chalon-sur-Saône.

Wine

Bouzeron is also an appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Cote Chalonnaise sub-region of Burgundy for a white wine made exclusively from the Aligoté grape, created in 1998. It is the only communal appellation for Aligoté wine, the rest of them being sold under the regional appellation Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Pinot noir and Chardonnay wines are also produced in the commune, but sold under the appellations Bourgogne rouge or blanc or Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.

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