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Chassagne-Montrachet

Appellation

Chassagne-Montrachet is an appellation in France, covering 354.9 ha in Chassagne-Montrachet and Remigny. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.2 km north of Chagny and 19 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône.

Southern neighbour of Puligny, with a share of Montrachet and Bâtard and all of Criots-Bâtard. Known for whites, it also produces a good share of red.
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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
354.9 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
2.86 × 2.83 km
Centre
46.9346° N, 4.7313° E
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
Max yield
64 hl/ha
Min planting density
9,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town
3.2 km north of Chagny
Nearest city
19 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône 47,251 people
To the sea
373 km
Same latitude
Royal Slope (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
215–364 m
Mean elevation
248 m
Mean slope
4.0° (7 %)
Steepest tenth
above 9°
Faces
south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 86,273 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Chassagne-Montrachet Red
Pinot Noir
max 58 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Red
Pinot Noir
max 56 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Chassagne-Montrachet Côte de Beaune Red
Pinot Noir
max 58 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Chassagne-Montrachet White
ChardonnayPinot Blanc
max 64 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru White
ChardonnayPinot Blanc
max 62 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 2

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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