Route des Grands Crus Cycling

Route des Grands Crus Cycling

Between Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges, 25 Grand Crus line up in just 10km — the densest concentration of sacred vineyard names on Earth. You'll pedal past the field where a 12th-century peasant named Bertin copied the monks next door and accidentally created Napoleon's favourite wine. You'll salute the vines at Clos de Vougeot — because Napoleon's army literally did, full military honours, in 1805. And you'll taste wine in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the village that deliberately gave up Grand Cru status in 1936 so its struggling neighbours could have it instead. All of Burgundy's Grand Crus total just 550 hectares — 2% of the region — and you're cycling through the heart of them.