Puligny-Montrachet () is a
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in the
Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.[department
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in eastern France.
In the middle of the
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
, it is a well-known
appellation
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of
Burgundy wine
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, containing one of the most famous vineyards in the world,
Montrachet ''For the restaurant, see Montrachet (restaurant)''
Montrachet (pronounced ''Mon-rashay''; ) is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine made of Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. I ...
.
Population
Wine
The "Scabby Hill" ("Mont Rachaz"), not much more than an undulation between the villages of Puligny and
Chassagne, is one of the most famous vineyard sites in the world. As with other Burgundy villages, both Puligny and Chassagne now officially append the name of their most famous vineyard to their own names. Wines from the Chassagne side are called "Le Montrachet" and from the Puligny side simply "Montrachet" - there are 4 hectares of each. Above Montrachet proper is the 7.59ha of Chevalier Montrachet (all in Puligny), at the bottom of the slope lies
Bâtard Montrachet
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(6.02ha in Puligny). The names of these two Grand Crus supposedly reflect the division of the estate of the Seigneur de Montrachet between his two sons, one of whom had been a knight in the Crusades, the other was illegitimate. Puligny also contains the Grand Cru of
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the commune of Puligny-Montrachet.K. MacNeil ''T ...
(3.69ha).
There are also 100ha of Premier Cru vineyards out of the total of 235ha in Puligny.
Technically there are 24 Premier Crus, although 10 of them represent particular plots within other Premier Crus. While the complex, minerally white wines get all the attention, there are 6.4ha of Pinot Noir.
See also
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Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 Communes of France, communes of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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French wine
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Burgundy wine
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Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
References
Further reading
* Coates, Clive (1997) ''Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy'' Weidenfeld Nicolson
External links
thewinedoctor.comA great overview of the geography and wines of Burgundy
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s within the Côte de Beaune">vineyard">Details of the vineyard
s within the Côte de Beaune
www.netbourgogne.comThe Burgundy ReportGood descriptions of the vineyards and vintages.
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Communes of Côte-d'Or