If you don’t want to spend $100 but still want a great French chardonnay or pinot, this is where to look. There are no grand cru designations in this area, but that doesn’t mean the quality’s not there. In the northern part, you’ll find some really interesting chardonnays from the AOPs Rully, Mercurey, and Montagny to the Côte Chalonnaise—they’re not as complex as what you’ll get in the Côte-d’Or,
