Puligny-Montrachet | |
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 Vineyard with the village in the background | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Puligny-Montrachet | |
  Puligny-Montrachet  Puligny-Montrachet | |
| Coordinates:46°56′46″N4°45′11″E / 46.946°N 4.753°E /46.946; 4.753 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Ladoix-Serrigny |
| Intercommunality | CA Beaune Côte et Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alexandra Pascal[1] |
Area 1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 353 |
| • Density | 48.5/km2 (126/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21512 /21190 |
| Elevation | 200–435 m (656–1,427 ft) (avg. 217 m or 712 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Puligny-Montrachet (French pronunciation:[pyliɲimɔ̃ʁaʃɛ]) is acommune in theCôte-d'Ordepartment in eastern France.
In the middle of theCôte de Beaune, it is a well-knownappellation ofBurgundy wine, containing one of the most famous vineyards in the world,Montrachet.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 550 | — |
| 1968 | 597 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 528 | −11.6% |
| 1982 | 528 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 466 | −11.7% |
| 1999 | 464 | −0.4% |
| 2008 | 424 | −8.6% |
The "Scabby Hill" ("Mont Rachaz"), not much more than an undulation between the villages of Puligny andChassagne, is one of the most famous vineyard sites in the world. As with other Burgundy villages, both Puligny and Chassagne now officially append the name of their most famous vineyard to their own names. Wines from the Chassagne side are called "Le Montrachet" and from the Puligny side simply "Montrachet" - there are 4 hectares of each. Above Montrachet proper is the 7.59ha of Chevalier Montrachet (all in Puligny), at the bottom of the slope liesBâtard Montrachet (6.02ha in Puligny). The names of these two Grand Crus supposedly reflect the division of the estate of the Seigneur de Montrachet between his two sons, one of whom had been a knight in the Crusades, the other was illegitimate. Puligny also contains the Grand Cru ofBienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (3.69ha).[2]
There are also 100ha of Premier Cru vineyards out of the total of 235ha in Puligny.[3] Technically there are 24 Premier Crus, although 10 of them represent particular plots within other Premier Crus. While the complex, minerally white wines get all the attention, there are 6.4ha of Pinot Noir.
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