Chassagne-Montrachet
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| Commune of Chassagne-Montrachet | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 43' 45" E |
| Latitude | 46° 56' 16" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Bourgogne |
| Département | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Nolay |
| Mayor | M. Bernard Morey (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 209 m–410 m (avg. 268 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6.5 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
472 |
| - Density (1999) | 72/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21150/ 21190 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Chassagne-Montrachet is a commune of the Côte-d'Or département in France.
[edit] Wine
Chassagne-Montrachet is an appellation consisting of 350 ha (865 acres) of clayish limestone located south of Côte de Beaune. Sixty-five percent of the production is Chardonnay and 40% is Pinot Noir.
The village has thirteen PREMIER CRU vineyards that produce white wine; there are no grand cru red wines produced there.
The Marquis de Laguiche is a Premier Cru Morgeot vineyard in Chassagne-Montrachet. It cultivates its vineyards in consultation with Philippe Drouhin and sells its grapes to Maison Joseph Drouhin.
