Vineyard
Producing commune: Chassagne-Montrachet.
Site: located in the South of the Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet is one of the villages, together with Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, making up the celebrated « Côte des blancs » (the slope of the whites).
History & tradition: the name comes from « cassanos », a Celtic word used for a place where oak trees grow; « rachet » means a poor, dry, infertile soil, a paradox when thinking of the richness of the Chassagne-Montrachet wines!
Soil: complex soil, made up of marl, limestone, yellow or red clay, scree and gravel; these soils are mostly light and easy to cultivate; they are located on a mild slope, with good exposure.
