Chassagne-Montrachet

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Chassagne-Montrachet vineyard lies within the Côte de Beaune, a rectilinear tectonic escarpment stretching approximately 25 kilometres in a general north-east/south-west direction.
• The bedrock consists of alternating limestones and marls of Middle Jurassic age, with a principal layer known as the 'calcaire de Chassagne', quarried as a marble stone in a quarry above the village.
• The top of the slope is formed by a layer of platy limestone known as the 'Dalle nacrée', capping a wooded or scrub-covered escarpment of hard limestone.
• The Chassagne-Montrachet vineyard occupies the face of the Côte over a relief of approximately 150 metres and is divided in two by a broad, nearly dry valley draining the hinterland.
• The cool oceanic climate has a moderate and regular annual rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C, with no marked summer drought.
• The production area extends between 220 and 325 metres in altitude on clay-limestone soils that are more or less calcareous, stony, or marly. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The commune added the name of its most celebrated cru to its own in 1878, becoming Chassagne-Montrachet — a sign of a well-established reputation for excellence.
• The classification of the climats as premiers crus is based on the work of the Viticulture Committee of the arrondissement of Beaune in 1860, with a list formally recognised in 1943.
• The vines are trained at planting densities exceeding 9,000 vines per hectare, planted to Chardonnay and Pinot noir, with particular care taken to prevent soil erosion.

• The white wines are full-bodied, powerful, and rich in texture, with aromas of almond, honey, and white flowers and a great aromatic persistence, underpinned by the acidity needed for age-worthy wines.
• The red wines show an intense colour and a powerful tannic structure, with an aromatic character often oriented towards notes of cherries, and sometimes kirsch.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Abbaye de Morgeot AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Blanchot dessus AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Bois de Chassagne AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Cailleret AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Champs Jendreau AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Chassagne AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Chassagne du Clos Saint-Jean AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Clos Chareau AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Clos Pitois AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Clos Saint-Jean AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Dent de Chien AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru En Cailleret AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru En Remilly AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru En Virondot AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Ez Crets AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Ez Crottes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Francemont AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Guerchère AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Boudriotte AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Cardeuse AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Chapelle AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Grande Borne AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Grande Montagne AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Maltroie AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Romanée AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru La Roquemaure AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Baudines AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Boirettes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Bondues AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Brussonnes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Champs gain AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Chaumes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Chaumées AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Chenevottes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Combards AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Commes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Embazées AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Fairendes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Grandes Ruchottes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Grands Clos AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Macherelles AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Murées AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Pasquelles AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Petites Fairendes AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Petits Clos AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Places AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Rebichets AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Les Vergers AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Morgeot AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Petingeret AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Tonton Marcel AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Tête du Clos AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Vide Bourse AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Vigne Blanche AOC (PDO)
• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru Vigne Derrière AOC (PDO)

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 2 décembre 2011, JORF 6 décembre 2011
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB