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Puligny-Montrachet wine is produced in the commune of
Puligny-Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
In the middle of the Côte de Beaune, it is a well-known appellation of Burgundy wine, containing one of the most famous vineyards in the world, Montrachet.
Popul ...
in
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
of
Burgundy
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. The ''
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...
'' (AOC) Puligny-Montrachet may be used for
white wine
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and
red
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
with respectively
Chardonnay
Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...
and
Pinot noir
Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...
as the main grape variety. However, almost only white Puligny-Montrachet is produced, at around 99.5 per cent of the total production. There are four
Grand Cru
Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...
vineyards within Puligny-Montrachet, with
Montrachet ''For the restaurant, see Montrachet (restaurant)''
Montrachet (pronounced ''Mon-rashay''; ) is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine made of Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. I ...
the most well-known, and 17
Premier Cru
Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...
vineyards.
In 2008, there were of vineyard surface was in production for Puligny-Montrachet wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 10,844 hectoliters of wine was produced, of which 10,792 hectoliters white wine and 52 hectoliters red wine.
Some of this area was used for the red wines in 2007.
The amount produced corresponds to slightly fewer than 1.5 million bottles of which slightly fewer than 7,000 bottles were red wine.
For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc to be used, but most wines are 100% Chardonnay. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay,
Pinot blanc
Pinot blanc is a white wine grape. It is a point genetic mutation of Pinot noir. Pinot noir is genetically unstable and will occasionally experience a point mutation in which a vine bears all black fruit except for one cane which produces white ...
and
Pinot gris
Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the gra ...
as accessory grapes in the rare red wines,
but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 45 hectoliters per hectare for white wine (40 for red wine). The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 11.0 per cent
potential alcohol
Must weight is a measure of the amount of sugar in grape juice (must) and, hence, indicates the amount of alcohol that could be produced if it is all fermented to alcohol, rather than left as residual sugar.oak
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character compared to the white wines of some of the other Côte de Beaune villages, and tends to be described as "elegant" rather than fruit-driven, although some aspects of the style (such as the level of fruitiness) varies somewhat between producers and specific vineyards.
Grands Crus
There are four Grand Cru vineyards located in the southern part of Puligny-Montrachet, bordering on
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It used to be known under the name Chassagne-le-Haut, but the name was changed to Chassagne-Montrachet by a decree on November 27, ...
.
Montrachet ''For the restaurant, see Montrachet (restaurant)''
Montrachet (pronounced ''Mon-rashay''; ) is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine made of Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. I ...
and
Bâtard-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrache ...
cross the communal border and are shared with Chassagne-Montrachet, totaling respectively and of vineyards in 2008.
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the commune of Puligny-Montrachet.K. MacNeil ''T ...
, , and
Chevalier-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the commune of Puligny-Montrachet. K. MacNeil ''The Wine ...
, , are located entirely within Puligny-Montrachet.
Premiers Crus
There are 19 ''
climats'' in Puligny-Montrachet classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards, located both to the south of the village, in the
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It used to be known under the name Chassagne-le-Haut, but the name was changed to Chassagne-Montrachet by a decree on November 27, ...
direction, and to the north, in the
Meursault
Meursault () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Etymology
The oldest attested form of the toponym Meursault dates from 1094, as ''Murassalt'' and ''Mussalt'', in a charter by the ...
direction. Their wines are designated ''Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, such as ''Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Folatières'', or may be labelled just ''Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.
In 2007, of the total Puligny-Montrachet vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which white and red Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 4,597 hectoliters of white wine and 63 hectoliters of red wine.
The ''climats'' classified as Premiers Crus are:
* Sous le Puits ''(Blagny)''
* La Garenne ''(Blagny)''
* Hameau de Blagny ''(Blagny)''
* La Truffière
* Champ Gain
* Les Chalumeaux
* Champ Canet
* Clos de la Garenne
* Les Folatières
* Peux Bois
* Le Cailleret
* Au Chaniot
* Les Pucelles
* Clos Des Meix
* Clavoillon
* Les Perrières
* Clos de la Mouchère
* Les Combettes
* Les Referts
Three ''
climats'' in the north of the commune, close to the border of
Meursault
Meursault () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Etymology
The oldest attested form of the toponym Meursault dates from 1094, as ''Murassalt'' and ''Mussalt'', in a charter by the ...
are also entitled to the
Blagny AOC, which is used for red wine.
References
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Burgundy (historical region) AOCs
Côte-d'Or