Côte Chalonnaise · Appellation guide
Montagny
In the south of the Côte Chalonnaise, hills of fresh, pure whites: 100 % Chardonnay, 49 Premiers Crus.
- 49Premiers Crus
- 1936Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte Chalonnaise
- The appellation is created
- 11 September 1936
- Colours and grapes
- White only (Chardonnay)
- Area under vine (2022)
- 362 ha, including 220 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 49 climats
- Grands Crus
- None
- Communes
- Montagny-lès-Buxy, Buxy, Jully-lès-Buxy, Saint-Vallerin
- Altitude
- 250 – 400 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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- ★Our cuvée
- Village
- Le CorneventPremier Cru★ At the Domaine
Our Premier Cru, a monopole: minerality and finesse.
- Les CoèresPremier Cru
One of the largest and best-known Premiers Crus of the appellation.
- Le Vieux ChâteauPremier Cru
Its name recalls the medieval château of Montagny.
The 49 Premiers Crus of Montagny
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Champ Toizeau
- Chazelle
- Cornevent ★
- Creux de Beaux Champs
- L'Epaule
- La Condemine du Vieux Château
- La Grande Pièce
- La Moullière
- Le Clos Chaudron
- Le Cloux
- Le Clouzot
- Le Vieux Château
- Les Bassets
- Les Beaux Champs
- Les Bonneveaux
- Les Bordes
- Les Bouchots
- Les Burnins
- Les Chaniots
- Les Chaumelottes
- Les Coères
- Les Combes
- Les Coudrettes
- Les Craboulettes
- Les Garchères
- Les Gouresses
- Les Jardins
- Les Las
- Les Macles
- Les Maroques
- Les Paquiers
- Les Perrières
- Les Pidances
- Les Platières
- Les Resses
- Les Treuffères
- Les Vignes Derrière
- Les Vignes des Prés
- Les Vignes Longues
- Mont Laurent
- Montcuchot
- Montorge
- Saint-Ytages
- Sainte-Morille
- Sous les Feilles
- Vigne du Soleil
- Vignes Couland
- Vignes Saint-Pierre
- Vignes sur le Cloux
The terroir
Slopes facing east and south-east, between 250 and 400 m. Bajocian limestone, Liassic and Triassic marls and, at Buxy, limestone close to the Kimmeridgian of Chablis.
- Altitude250 – 400 m
- ExposureEast and south-east
- CommunesMontagny-lès-Buxy, Buxy, Jully-lès-Buxy, Saint-Vallerin
A little history
Four villages have formed a single appellation since 1936. The monks of Cluny, it is said, preferred this wine to any other. Buxy keeps its 12th-century fortifications and, as in the Côte de Nuits, vines and stone quarries sit side by side.
- 12th c.The fortifications of Buxy
- 1936The appellation is created
In the glass
Pale gold, citrus, white flowers, flint; a fresh, clean palate, to drink young or after a few years.
Our wines from Montagny
1 wine from this appellation on our list, from 59,50 € to 59,50 € 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.