Bâtard-Montrachet

Bâtard-Montrachet in autumn.

Bâtard-Montrachet is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet.[1] Bâtard-Montrachet borders on the Grand Cru vineyard Montrachet in the west, on Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet in the east/northeast and on Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet in the south. In terms of the Côte d'Or hillside, Bâtard-Montrachet is located below Montrachet, with the Route des Grands Crus running between the two vineyards. The AOC was created in 1937.

Production

In 2008, 11.24 hectares (27.8 acres) of vineyard surface was in production within the AOC, and 476 hectoliters of wine were produced,[2] corresponding to just over 63,000 bottles.

AOC regulations

The only grape variety allowed for Bâtard-Montrachet is Chardonnay. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare, and the minimum grape maturity is 11.5 per cent potential alcohol.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ K. MacNeil The Wine Bible pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 ISBN 1-56305-434-5
  2. ↑ BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne, accessed on July 17, 2012
  3. ↑ AOC regulations, last updated 1998

Coordinates: 46°56′37″N 4°44′24″E / 46.94361°N 4.74000°E