Montagny

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The escarpment face features a summit cornice of hard limestone dating from the Bajocian and the Middle Jurassic, often wooded, dominating an undulating slope.
• The subsoil of the slope is composed of calcareous clay marls and Liassic clays, with Triassic clays outcropping at the foot of the slope.
• The high clay content produces cold soils, sometimes moist and generally low in carbonates, while limestone scree derived from the cornice locally increases surface stoniness.
• The delimited parcels for the harvest are planted on east- and south-east-facing slopes, on clay formations, at elevations between 250 and 400 metres.
• The semi-oceanic climate, subject to southern and continental influences, receives average annual rainfall of under 800 millimetres, evenly distributed throughout the year with no summer drought.

• From the replanting of the vineyard following the phylloxera crisis onwards, the Chardonnay variety was favoured, a trend that intensified further after the First World War.
• The wines of Montagny were recognised as an appellation d'origine contrôlée as early as 1936, and in 1943 a portion of the Montagny vineyard, resting on certain climats, was placed on the list of future premiers crus.
• The Cave coopérative des Vignerons de Buxy and a handful of independent estates have been the driving force behind the development of the Montagny appellation, which gained a reputation for its white wines, the producers' efforts bearing fruit in the 1970s.

• The wine presents itself clear and golden with faint green highlights, with aromas of acacia, hawthorn, honeysuckle, and bramble blossom, sometimes violet and white fruit.
• On the palate, clean, fresh, and delicate, with notes of white fruit, tender hazelnut, verbena, and linden blossom, lifted by a minerality that adds length.
• Wines bearing the mention 'premier cru' additionally express notes of toast and vanilla and are characterised by great ageing potential.

• Chardonnay finds in Montagny a particularly favourable natural environment that encourages the expression of its aromatic potential and its characteristic finesse.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Montagny premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Champ Toizeau AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Chazelle AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Cornevent AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Creux de Beaux Champs AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru L'Epaule AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru La Condemine du Vieux Château AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru La Grande Pièce AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru La Moullière AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Le Clos Chaudron AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Le Cloux AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Le Clouzot AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Le Vieux Château AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Bassets AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Beaux Champs AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Bonneveaux AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Bordes AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Bouchots AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Burnins AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Chaniots AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Chaumelottes AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Combes AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Coudrettes AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Coères AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Craboulettes AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Garchères AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Gouresses AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Jardins AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Las AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Macles AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Maroques AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Paquiers AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Perrières AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Pidances AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Platières AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Resses AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Treuffères AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Vignes Derrière AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Vignes des Prés AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Les Vignes longues AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Mont Laurent AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Montcuchot AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Montorge AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Saint-Ytages AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Sainte-Morille AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Sous les Feilles AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Vigne du soleil AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Vignes Couland AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Vignes Saint-Pierre AOC (PDO)
• Montagny premier cru Vignes sur le Cloux AOC (PDO)

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB