Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

Puligny-Montrachet · Côte de Beaune · Burgundy · France · Wine Auction Prices

Chevalier-Montrachet occupies a narrow band of 7.36 hectares directly above Le Montrachet on the Puligny hillside, at an altitude of 270–300 metres — the highest of the four Puligny Grand Crus. The extra elevation means thinner, stonier topsoil over harder, more broken limestone, less clay, and slightly lower temperatures, producing a wine that trades the broad opulence of Montrachet for electric mineral tension and extraordinary precision. The vineyard is entirely within Puligny-Montrachet. Domaine Leflaive is the dominant owner, with their Chevalier the most widely traded Grand Cru expression from the village after DRC's Montrachet. Michel Niellon produces a benchmark expression from the village of Chassagne; Domaine Mugnier has a tiny holding. The wines are notoriously slow to open — even more reserved than Montrachet in youth — and require a decade of ageing to show their full mineral complexity.

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