📜 Montrachet
The legendary grand cru between Puligny and Chassagne, one of the world's finest white wines.
Montrachet is a legendary grand cru of Burgundy, France. The vineyard lies on the border of two villages, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. It is regarded as one of the best places in the world for white wine. The name is usually translated as "bald hill", since the slope was once bare.
The wine is made only from Chardonnay. It is powerful and deep, with notes of citrus, nuts, honey and minerals. Limestone soil and an east-facing slope give the berries sugar and freshness. The wine ages well in the bottle, and many bottles are kept for decades. The plot is small, so there is little wine and the price is very high.
Montrachet belongs to the Côte de Beaune, the southern part of the Golden Slope. Nearby lie other grands crus with similar names, such as Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. It is a still white wine, served with fish, lobster and poultry. For many people Montrachet has become the benchmark for Chardonnay.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Montrachet ← main grape of ← 🍇 Chardonnay → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Côte de Beaune, 🍷 Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Chardonnay
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Montrachet?
A legendary white grand cru of Burgundy, made from Chardonnay, between Puligny and Chassagne.
What does Montrachet mean?
It is usually translated as "bald hill".
Why is Montrachet so expensive?
The plot is small, there is little wine, and the reputation is very high.
What to read next
- 📍 Côte de Beaune — The southern part of the Côte d'Or, home of great white wines.
- 🍷 Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru — Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru: white wine by Joseph Drouhin from the Côte de Beaune; Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📜 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet · 📜 Charlemagne · 📜 Chevalier-Montrachet · 📜 Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet · 📜 Bâtard-Montrachet · 📜 Monthélie
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