📜 Chevalier-Montrachet
A Puligny-Montrachet grand cru above Montrachet, one of Burgundy's finest white wines.
Chevalier-Montrachet is a grand cru in the village of Puligny-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy. It is a white wine from Chardonnay. It is considered one of the best white wines of Burgundy, perhaps of the world.
The vineyard lies above the famous Montrachet, on a slope. The soil is thin, stony and dry, with much limestone. The vine struggles and the berries are small. The wine is not as opulent as its neighbour Montrachet but rather fine and strict, with high acidity and a bright mineral taste.
Chevalier-Montrachet, like all grands crus, ranks above premier cru in the classification. The wine is aged in oak barrels and blossoms after several years. Good bottles live for decades. Because the vineyard is small there is little wine, and it is very expensive.
The name "Chevalier" means "knight". The wine is still and dry and is served cool with fish, seafood and poultry.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Chevalier-Montrachet ← main grape of ← 🍇 Chardonnay → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Côte de Beaune
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Chardonnay
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Still wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Chevalier-Montrachet?
It is a grand cru white wine from Chardonnay from the village of Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy.
How does it differ from Montrachet?
It is finer and more mineral, with high acidity, while Montrachet is more opulent.
Why is this wine so expensive?
The vineyard is small, the crop is little, and demand and prestige are very high.
Similar
📜 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet · 📜 Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet · 📜 Bâtard-Montrachet · 📜 Corton-Charlemagne · 📜 Charlemagne · 📜 Montrachet
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