The best wines of Montrachet Grand Cru

Discover the best wines of Montrachet Grand Cru of Burgundy as well as the best winemakers of Montrachet Grand Cru and estates of Montrachet Grand Cru to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Montrachet Grand Cru and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Montrachet Grand Cru by region

Looking for a good wine of Montrachet Grand Cru of Burgundy among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Montrachet Grand Cru. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Montrachet Grand Cru with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Montrachet Grand Cru

See the top 100 best red wines of Montrachet Grand Cru

Want to buy a red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru cheap or sell a red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

Red wines from the region of Montrachet Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, vital tone / vitello tonnato (italy) or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

On the nose the red wine of the region of Montrachet Grand Cru. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Montrachet Grand Cru. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

A wine route planned in the region of Montrachet Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Montrachet Grand Cru.

Discovering the wine region of Montrachet Grand Cru

The wine region of Montrachet Grand Cru is located in the region of Puligny-Montrachet of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Comtes Lafon or the Domaine de La Romanée-Conti produce mainly wines white, red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montrachet Grand Cru are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montrachet Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, stone fruit or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of lime, white peach or honeysuckle.

In the mouth of Montrachet Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Montrachet Grand Cru, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montrachet Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Great white wines of Montrachet Grand Cru

See the top 100 best white wines of Montrachet Grand Cru

Want to buy a white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru cheap or sell a white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

White wines from the region of Montrachet Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with mussels, rice croquettes with salmon or magic marinade (for shrimps, scallops, fish...).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

On the nose the white wine of the region of Montrachet Grand Cru. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, stone fruit or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of lime, white peach or honeysuckle. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Montrachet Grand Cru. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

  • 1981With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.70/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru

A wine route planned in the region of Montrachet Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Montrachet Grand Cru.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News from the vineyard of Montrachet Grand Cru

Burgundy’s Charles Lachaux signs deal with Crurated club

The deal will see small-production wines of the Charles Lachaux négoce business offered exclusively to Crurated members, the new partners announced. Bottles will still be distributed separately to restaurants in several markets, they added. Lachaux is considered an exciting talent in a younger generation of Burgundy winemakers. Alongside overseeing viticultural changes at his family’s Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in recent years, he launched his namesake micro-négoce business in 2018. From 25 July, th ...

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Which countries drink the most wine? Ask Decanter

The US still comes top on the list of which countries drink the most wine overall, according to to preliminary figures released this week by the International Organisation of Vine & Wine (OIV).  Wine consumption in the US crept up by 0.7% in 2021, to 33.1 million hectolitres (3.31 billion litres), the OIV said in a report on the state of the industry. World wine consumption grew by the same margin, to hit 236 million hectolitres (mhl), or 23.6bn litres, although trends varied by nation. That ...