Puligny-Montrachet

Puligny-Montrachet is an appellation in France, covering 236.7 ha in Puligny-Montrachet. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.4 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

236.7 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.27 × 2.02 km

Centre

46.9493° N, 4.7457° 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

4.4 km north of Chagny

Nearest city

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

To the sea

375 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

224–394 m

Mean elevation

265 m

Mean slope

4.2° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 226,714 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)88%
• Unconsolidated sediments12%

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

Communes · 1

• Puligny-Montrachet

Inside Puligny-Montrachet · 23

• Bienvenues-Bâtard-MontrachetGrand cru
• Bâtard-MontrachetGrand cru
• Chevalier-MontrachetGrand cru
• MontrachetGrand cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cruPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Champ CanetPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Champ GainPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru ClavaillonPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Clos de la GarennePremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Clos de la MouchèrePremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Hameau de BlagnyPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru La GarennePremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru La TruffièrePremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Le CailleretPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les ChalumauxPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les CombettesPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les DemoisellesPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les FolatièresPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les PerrièresPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les PucellesPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les RefertsPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Sous le PuitsPremier cru
• Puligny-Montrachet ou Puligny-Montrachet Côte de BeauneSub-zone

Sources

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