Discover the top 100 best white wines of Chassagne-Montrachet of Côte de Beaune as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Chassagne-Montrachet and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Burgundian jewel of great whites in the Côte de Beaune: signature Chardonnay as king white - green-gold with bronze hues, ample and refined with notes of candied citrus, peach, pineapple, honey, grilled hazelnut, almond, brioche and flinty minerality, fat-freshness balance, long ageing (10-20 years). Structured Pinot Noir red historically dominant (cherry, raspberry, spice, firm tannins). AOC (1937), 3 shared Grands Crus (Montrachet, Bâtard, Criots), 51 Premiers Crus.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
white wines from the region of Chassagne-Montrachet go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes, pan-fried salmon with lemon and dill sauce or fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos).
On the nose in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet often reveals types of flavors of tropical, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet is a powerful with a nice freshness.
