A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Chassagne-Montrachet
Red: lean, mineral Pinot Noir with cherry and earth; White: crisp Chardonnay with green apple and hazelnut.
About Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet is a wine region in France, in the Burgundy area (classified AOC). It makes red / white wine. Our database holds 2,703 wines from here.
The grapes of Chassagne-Montrachet
The main grapes are Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The appellation table lists them as: Pinot Noir (red); Chardonnay (white).
Style in the glass
Red: lean, mineral Pinot Noir with cherry and earth; White: crisp Chardonnay with green apple and hazelnut. It is a cool, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Cool continental, marginal ripening. Limestone and clay soils on mid-slope terrain with good sun exposure, sharing geology with Montrachet.
The rules
- Blending: 100% varietal for each color.
What to eat with Chassagne-Montrachet
Coq au vin (red), turbot (white), roasted duck (red), sole meunière (white), cured ham.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Vosne-Romanée and Puligny-Montrachet.
Good to know
Assuming all Chassagne is white; the appellation produces significant, elegant red Pinot Noir often undervalued vs. Gevrey or Vosne.
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