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A DRIVING TOUR OF
BEAUJOLAIS Beaujolais

THE RHÔNE VALLEY
AND FRENCH ALPS
Length 60km (37 miles) Stopping-off points Moulin-
à-Vent; Fleurie; Brouilly Terrain Mainly flat For more detail see p362
EXPERIENCE The Rhône Valley and French Alps ity cru vineyards – among them Juliénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Juliénas Moulin-à-Vent is a
Beaujolais is the perfect place for wine tasting, offering
delicious, affordable wine and glorious countryside. The
Locator Map
south of the region produces most of the world-renowned
Beaujolais Nouveau. In the north are the ten superior qual-
Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon and Brouilly – most of which
17th-century windmill
can be visited in a day’s drive. The distinctive maisons du
with views of the
Saône Valley; tastings
pays have living quarters built over the wine cellar. Almost
of local wines are held
every village has its cave (wine cellar), offering tastings and
in the caves next door.
a glimpse of the wine culture that dominates local life.
Famous for coq au
vin, the village of
START /
Juliénas stores and
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and at the Château
du Bois de la Salle.
515 m (1,690 ft)
Chénas
A bust in sells wine in its church Montagne Rémont La Mauvaise
La Chapelle-
Chiroubles’s village de-Guinchay
square honours Moulin-à-Vent
Victor Pulliat, who
saved the vines
from the phyl loxera Fleurie Romanèche-
blight in the 1880s Thorins
by using Ameri can
vine stocks. Chiroubles
Lancié
Villié-Morgon
In Fleurie village, the
Chapel of the Madonna
Beaujeu Lantignié (1875) stands guard over
Morgon the vineyards, and
res taurants serve local
Régnié-Durette andouillettes au
Fleurie (sausages made
from pig’s intestines).
L’Ardiére
Cercié Wine tasting takes place in
the cellars of the 18th-century
Château Fontcrenne in
Mont Brouilly
484 m (1,588 ft) St-Lager Villié-Morgon.
The town of Beaujeu Mount Brouilly, with its tiny
was once the ancient 19th-century chapel of Notre-Dame
capital of the region. du Raisin, offers fine views and an
There are displays annual Beaujolais wine festival.
on the process of
making Beaujolais
wines at the Maison 0 kilometres 2 N
du Terroir Beaujolais. 0 miles 2
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