Situation
Puligny-Montrachet, along with Chassagne, is the most perfect expression of the Chardonnay grape. The appellation was created in 1937 on soils separated by only a few metres from the Grands Crus. The white wines have well-defined personalities and an established reputation. The plots which adjoin the hamlet of Blagny produce an excellent red wine from the Pinot Noir grape.
Terroirs
The vines in many cases occupy brown limestone soils, or soils where limestone alternates with marls and limey-clays. Soils are deep in some places. In others, the rock is exposed at the surface. Where there are clayey alluvia, these are coarser higher up and finer at the foot of the slope. Exposures East and South-East. Altitude: 230-320 metres.
PRODUCTION
Area under production*: 1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 m2 = 24 ouvrées.
Whites: 210.70 ha (including 98.13 ha Premier Cru).
Reds: 0.76 ha (including 0.05 ha Premier Cru).
Average annual yield**: 1 hectolitre (hl) = 100 litres = 133 bottles.
Whites: 11,019 hl (including 4,905 hl Premier Cru).
Reds: 74 hl (including 15 hl Premier Cru).
*In 2011 **5 years average, 2007-2011
4 GRAND CRUS CLIMATS
Montrachet (7.99 hectares), Bâtard-Montrachet (11.24 hectares), Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (3.53 hectares), and Chevalier-Montrachet (7.47 hectares)
17 PREMIERS CRUS CLIMATS
Sous le Puits, La Garenne, Hameau de Blagny, La Truffière, Champ Gain, Les Chalumaux, Champ Canet, Clos de la Garenne, Les Folatières, Le Cailleret, Les Demoiselles, Les Pucelles, Clavaillon, Les Perrières, Clos de La Mouchère, Les Combettes, Les Referts.
AOC Villages
Au Paupillot, Brelance, Champ Croyon, Corvée des Vignes, Derrière la Velle, La Rousselle, La Rue aux Vaches, Le Trézin, Le Village, Les Aubues, Les Boudrières, Les Charmes, Les Enseignères, Les Grands Champs, Les Houlières, Les Levrons, Les Meix, Les Nosroyes, Les Petites Nosroyes, Les Petits Grands Champs, Les Reuchaux, Les Tremblots, Meix Pelletier, Noyer Bret, Rue Rousseau, Voitte
COULOUR
Almost all whites - Chardonnay
Reds - Pinot Noir
Wine Characteristics
White: this wine is a bright gold colour with greenish highlights, becoming more intense with age. The bouquet brings together hawthorn blossoms, ripe grapes, marzipan, hazelnut, amber, lemon-grass and green apple. Milky (butter, hot croissant) and mineral aromas (flint) are commonplace, as is honey. Body and bouquet blend into a subtle harmony. This wine combines grace with a well defined character and a remarkable concentration.
Red: the red wine is bright ruby when young, darkening with age. Its bouquet is divided between small red fruits (raspberry gooseberry) and black fruits (blackcurrant blackberry) later shifting towards leather, musk and fur.
Tender and well-fruited, it is well put-together and does well with several years’ aging.
Wine Steward’s Tip
White: Puligny-Montrachet and its Premiers Crus are concentrated and well-bred. Their balance, aromatic complexity, and purified style demand delicate but rich food. They are equally at home with poultry in sauce or veal fried with mushrooms. Their great distinction elicits a grateful response from foie gras, lobster, crawfish, and grilled or fried sea-fish. On the cheese-board, its natural allies are goat cheeses, Reblochon, or soft-centred cheeses like Brie de Meaux.
Serving temperature: 11 to 13°C.
Red: its opulent and fleshy structure will lend lusciousness and fullness to veal, pork, and roast fowl, as well as to hard cheeses like Comté.
Serving temperature: 14 to 16°C.
List of "Climats et Lieux-dits" for this appellation
4 Grands Crus
- Montrachet (7.99 hectares),
- Bâtard-Montrachet (11.24 hectares),
- Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (3.53 hectares), and
- Chevalier-Montrachet (7.47 hectares)
17 "Climats" classified as 1er Cru
- Champ Canet
- Champ Gain
- Clavaillon
- Clos de la Garenne
- Clos de la Mouchère
- Hameau de Blagny
- La Garenne
- La Truffière
- Le Cailleret
- Les Chalumaux
- Les Combettes
- Les Demoiselles
- Les Folatières
- Les Perrières
- Les Pucelles
- Les Referts
- Sous le Puits
Lieux-dits
- Au Paupillot
- Brelance
- Champ Croyon
- Corvée des Vignes
- Derrière la Velle
- La Rousselle
- La Rue aux Vaches
- Le Trézin
- Le Village
- Les Aubues
- Les Boudrières
- Les Charmes
- Les Enseignères
- Les Grands Champs
- Les Houlières
- Les Levrons
- Les Meix
- Les Nosroyes
- Les Petites Nosroyes
- Les Petits Grands Champs
- Les Reuchaux
- Les Tremblots
- Meix Pelletier
- Noyer Bret
- Rue Rousseau
- Voitte
ref.: bourgogne-wines.com
