A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Puligny-Montrachet
Refined, mineral-focused Chardonnay with citrus, white flowers and stone fruit; more taut and precise than Meursault.
About Puligny-Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet is a wine region in France, in the Burgundy area (classified AOC (Village). It makes white wine. Our database holds 2,081 wines from here.
The grapes of Puligny-Montrachet
The main grapes are Chardonnay. The appellation table lists them as: Chardonnay.
Style in the glass
Refined, mineral-focused Chardonnay with citrus, white flowers and stone fruit; more taut and precise than Meursault. It is a cool, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Cool continental. Limestone and marl soils on gentle east-facing slopes of the Côte de Beaune, with Premier Cru vineyards mid-slope above the village; adjoins Montrachet Grand Cru.
What to eat with Puligny-Montrachet
Sole meunière, crab, oysters, white fish in cream sauce, fresh goat cheese.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Puligny is not richer than Meursault: its prestige rests on tension and precision, and the Grand Crus (Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, etc.) are separate AOCs, not Puligny-Montrachet.
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