Chevalier-Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 7.6 ha in Puligny-Montrachet. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.3 km north of Chagny and 20 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

7.6 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

0.51 × 0.42 km

Centre

46.9464° N, 4.7373° E

Grapes

Chardonnay

Max yield

54 hl/ha

Min planting density

9,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

4.3 km north of Chagny

Nearest city

20 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône 47,251 people

To the sea

374 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

260–304 m

Mean elevation

276 m

Mean slope

10.1° (18 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 7,349 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)83%
• Unconsolidated sediments17%

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

Communes · 1

• Puligny-Montrachet

Neighbours

• Chassagne-Montrachet premier cru En Remilly
• Montrachet
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Le Cailleret
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les Demoiselles

Sources

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