The popularity of Chassagne Montrachet is largely due to such grand cru names as Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet, Criots-Batard-Montrachet.

The Montrachet vineyard is generally considered superior to its four Grand Cru neighbors. Wines labeled Montrachet Grand Cru automatically guarantee high-quality, luxurious Chardonnay. The area is 10.27 hectares. The total production is about 50,000 bottles per year. The soils are thin and lie on hard limestone intersected by a band of reddish marl.

Wine Style:
Citrus oil, tangerines, pears, honeycomb, and wheat toast are just a few of the flavors that you encounter when you get to know Montrachet. The wines are characterized by high concentration, without any sharp edges. These aristocrats need time to start moving, 5-7 years.

Food Pairing:
The rich and fatty taste of foie gras is balanced by the acidity and minerality of Montrachet. Roast chicken, turkey, or duck. Aged hard cheeses such as Comté or Gruyère.

Batard-Montrachet is one of the most respected vineyards of Burgundy, located on the border of the communes of Pouligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, its area is 10.27 hectares. The soils are brown limestone, more clayey closer to the foot of the slope.

Wine Style:
The fragrance is often described as delicate and nuanced. Expect lots of citrus fruits, apples, pears, honey, and warm croissants. On the palate, there is always a high stock of concentration with a mineral profile. No sharp corners, everything is delicate and neat.

Food Pairing:
The veal steak goes well with the subtle sourness of Montrachet. White fish with firm flesh, such as monkfish. Crayfish, wild shrimp, lobster.

Criots-Batar-Montrachet is one of the smallest vineyards of Chassagne Montrachet, its area is only 1.57 hectares. The local soils have a higher content of clay and gravel than neighboring Montrachet and give the most mineral Chardonnay of all the Grand Crus of the commune. The underlying rocks date back to the Jurassic period, 175 million years BC.

Wine Style:
As a general rule, Crio-Batar-Montrachet wines are dense, but not heavy, with a firm personality. Their aroma is reminiscent of butter and warm croissants, dried fruits and spices, sea breeze, and honey.

Food Pairing:
The wines of Crio-Batar-Montrachet call for gourmet dishes with complex textures: foie gras, caviar, lobster, free-range poultry in a creamy mushroom sauce, and wild prawns.

The Chassagne Montrachet appellation also includes 55 Premier Crus. In this article, we will focus on one that, in our opinion, can give goosebumps.

Many wine experts note the Premier Cru category vineyard - Les Caillerets. The wines from this area stand out for their special minerality, in capable hands it is often compared to Grand Cru-level vineyards. One such manufacturer is Domaine Paul Pillot. This wine can be described as elegance and purity on the one hand and strength and pressure on the other. Very beautiful performance of Chardonnay from 60-year-old vines...