Puligny-Montrachet

See under Montrachet.

Grand Cru site or appellation in the Côte de Beaune area, the southern part of the Côte d'Or area in the French region of Burgundy. It covers eight hectares of vineyards, almost exactly half of which are shared by the two neighbouring municipalities of Chassagne-Montrachet (here the site is called "Le Montrachet") and Puligny-Montrachet (here "Montrachet"). The site has been known since the 13th century and was known as Mons Rachicencis, Mont Rachaz, Mont Rachat and from the 15th century as Montrachat. Towards the end of the 19th century, the camp name was added to the commune name by these communes. The soil consists of a 50-centimetre-thick overlay of brown limestone weathered rubble at the bottom. The site is completely enclosed by a wall (Clos).

Only pure white wines from the Chardonnay variety are produced here. They are among the best white wines in France and the world. A Montrachet was one of the favourite wines of the famous writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), who remarked overwhelmingly that Montrachet white wines should be enjoyed "kneeling and with bared head". They are characterised by a honey-like aroma with flavours of peach and apricot. The wines from the predominantly south-facing sites of Chassagne are considered more powerful and fatter, those from Puligny finer and more elegant....

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