Côte de Beaune · Appellation guide
Chassagne-Montrachet
Montrachet’s second village: great whites and serious reds on the same slope.
- 55Premiers Crus
- 3Grands Crus
- 1937Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte de Beaune
- The appellation is created
- 31 July 1937
- Colours and grapes
- White (Chardonnay) and red (Pinot Noir)
- Area under vine (2022)
- 309 ha, including 148 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 55 climats
- Grands Crus
- Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
- Communes
- Chassagne-Montrachet, Remigny
- Altitude
- 220 – 325 m
- Exposure
- East and south-east
Our climats and those to know
Climats marked with a star are those we make a cuvée from. The others are the names to know in the appellation.
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Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it. The gold ★ markers are our cuvées.
- ★Our cuvée
- Grand Cru
- Premier Cru
- Village
- 1Bâtard-MontrachetGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
The very pinnacle of great white wines.
- 2MontrachetGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
Its southern part, in Chassagne (Le Montrachet).
- 3Criots-Bâtard-MontrachetGrand Cru
The smallest of the Montrachet Grands Crus, entirely in Chassagne.
- 4Les ChenevottesPremier Cru
To the north, against the Grands Crus: a floral, fine white.
- 5Les CailleretsPremier Cru
A stony slope above the village: one of Chassagne’s greatest whites.
- 6La BoudriottePremier Cru
To the south: one of Chassagne’s most renowned reds.
- 7MorgeotPremier Cru
A large group around the former Abbey of Morgeot: broad whites and firm reds.
The 55 Premiers Crus of Chassagne-Montrachet
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Abbaye de Morgeot
- Blanchot Dessus
- Bois de Chassagne
- Cailleret
- Champs Jendreau
- Chassagne
- Chassagne du Clos Saint-Jean
- Clos Chareau
- Clos Pitois
- Clos Saint-Jean
- Dent de Chien
- En Cailleret
- En Remilly
- En Virondot
- Ez Crets
- Ez Crottes
- Francemont
- Guerchère
- La Boudriotte
- La Cardeuse
- La Chapelle
- La Grande Borne
- La Grande Montagne
- La Maltroie
- La Romanée
- La Roquemaure
- Les Baudines
- Les Boirettes
- Les Bondues
- Les Brussonnes
- Les Champs Gain
- Les Chaumées
- Les Chaumes
- Les Chenevottes
- Les Combards
- Les Commes
- Les Embazées
- Les Fairendes
- Les Grandes Ruchottes
- Les Grands Clos
- Les Macherelles
- Les Murées
- Les Pasquelles
- Les Petites Fairendes
- Les Petits Clos
- Les Places
- Les Rebichets
- Les Vergers
- Morgeot
- Petingeret
- Tête du Clos
- Tonton Marcel
- Vide Bourse
- Vigne Blanche
- Vigne Derrière
The terroir
Between 220 and 325 m, a succession of limestones from top to bottom, and soils ranging from stony limestone to marl, down to sand over a Jurassic base. Hence the rare coexistence of both grapes.
- Altitude220 – 325 m
- ExposureEast and south-east
- CommunesChassagne-Montrachet, Remigny
A little history
Chassagne shares Montrachet and Bâtard with Puligny. For a long time its reds dominated; the whites only took over at the end of the 20th century. Its quarries of pink and beige stone supplied famous paving, as far as the Trocadéro in Paris.
- Middle AgesThe Abbey of Morgeot
- 1937The appellation is created
In the glass
Whites of white flowers, hazelnut and fresh butter, with mineral roundness. Reds of cherry and black fruit, with firm tannins.
Whites: shellfish, poultry in cream sauce. Reds: roast meats, charcuterie.
Our pairing guideOur wines from Chassagne-Montrachet
4 wines from this appellation on our list, from 99 € to 790 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.
Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.