Margaux & Paul

The place

Burgundy & Champagne

Vineyard slopes and chalk cellars, moated châteaux, old abbeys and stone wine villages — an hour or two from Paris.

October works here with a little planning.

The light

How the light falls there

Low, rolling hills give wide skies and a long evening light. The Côte d’Or faces east and south-east, so its vines are brightest in the morning and fall into the hill’s shadow before sunset, while the plateau above holds the last light. In autumn, mornings often begin with mist in the valleys.