Puligny-Montrachet AOC

Puligny-Montrachet is located in Côte de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy. It is more known for its outstanding white wines from Chardonnay, but a very small amount of red wine is also produced from Pinot Noir. It has four Grands Crus from which Le Montrachet is the most prestigious and which it shares together with the appellation Chassagne-Montrachet. The white wines are very mineral, they have a firm structure, a well-defined character and a remarkable concentration. A charming match with langoustines or halibut.

TASTING NOTES

RED WINE

Appearance: Puligny-Montrachet red wine has a beautiful ruby-colour that darkens with age.

Nose: The nose is marked by aromas of red fruits (raspberry, redcurrant) and black fruits (blackcurrant and blackberry), but also musk and fur.

Palate: On the palate, it is a fruity and tender wine, which tends to become fleshy after a few years.

Service: 14-16°C.

Ageing potential: 4 to 12 years.

WHITE WINE

Appearance: This white wine has a golden colour, shiny, with some green reflections which turn yellow with the years.

Nose: On the nose, the notes are mineral with aromas of hawthorn, hazelnut, honey, almond, green apple, fern and lemongrass.

Palate: On the palate, it is a harmonious and unctuous wine. With age, the body and the bouquet subtly merge.

Service: 12-14°C.

Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

RED WINE

This tender, fleshy wine pairs wonderfully with veal, grilled pork, roast poultry and hard cheeses such as Comté.

WHITE WINE

Puligny-Montrachet white wine is a wine of character and great gastronomy. Elegant and aromatic, it goes perfectly with cooked shellfish and fish such as lobster, fillets of sole in white butter, but also with white meat or poultry such as Bresse chicken with morels.

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PRESTIGIOUS BURGUNDY APPELLATION

The Puligny-Montrachet appellation is an appellation of the Côte de Beaune, internationally known as one of the most prestigious in the French wine landscape. Located between Meursault and Chassagne, in the center of the region of the great white wines of Burgundy, Puligny-Montrachet has only a small area of vines. Indeed Meursault or Chassagne are much more extensive, but Puligny-Montrachet has the greatest Grands Crus of Burgundy, shared with Chassagne. The AOC includes 17 Climats classified as Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru and 4 Grands Crus, namely:

Montrachet Grand Cru
Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

PULIGNY-MONTRACHET: HISTORIC VILLAGE

Puligny-Montrachet is a historic village of Burgundy viticulture and is part of the emblematic Côte de Beaune, considered the region of the greatest Chardonnay in the world.

The terroir of Puligny-Montrachet is mainly composed of limestone marl and clay soils. The climate is temperate but cool and the vines are mainly exposed South-East, at an altitude of between 230 and 320 meters. Its vineyard extends over approximately 210 hectares, 119 hectares of Puligny-Montrachet Village and 91 hectares of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru. The culture of the vine has been present in Puligny-Montrachet for nearly 2,000 years. In the Middle Ages, the vineyard was managed by the Abbey of Cîteaux, known for the construction of the Château du Clos de Vougeot. Thanks to the quality of its wines, Puligny-Montrachet is considered a historic village of French viticulture.

AN EXCEPTIONAL WHITE WINE FROM BURGUNDY

Puligny-Montrachet, a white wine from the Côte de Beaune, is renowned for its exceptional cuvées of great rarity. It is one of the great wines of Burgundy produced in white, of a high quality, known throughout the world. Elegant and distinguished, this fruity white wine will particularly appeal to lovers of gastronomy and will go wonderfully with the finest dishes such as lobster, seafood, fish, but also white meat or poultry. Puligny-Montrachet offers one of the most perfect expressions of Chardonnay, the emblematic grape variety of Burgundy.