Chassagne-Montrachet

Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Location within Burgundy region  Chassagne-Montrachet
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nolay
Mayor	Bernard Morey (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	209–410 m (686–1,350 ft) (avg. 268 m/879 ft)
Land area1	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population2	391  (2008)
- Density	60 /km2 (160 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°56′16″N 4°43′45″E / 46.937778°N 4.729167°E / 46.937778; 4.729167

Chassagne-Montrachet is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

It used to be known under the name Chassagne-le-Haut, but the name was changed to Chassagne-Montrachet by a decrete on November 27, 1879.^[1] Around this time, many Burgundy villages appended the name of their most famous vineyard to that of the village name.

Population

Historical population of Chassagne-Montrachet

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
434	504	446	454	431	472	391

Wine

Main article: Chassagne-Montrachet wine

Chassagne-Montrachet is an appellation consisting of 350 ha (865 acres) of clayish limestone located south of Côte de Beaune. Most wine produced in the village is white wine from the Chardonnay grape, although red wine is also made from the Pinot Noir grape.

The village shares two Grand Cru vineyards - Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet - with the neighbouring village of Puligny-Montrachet, and also includes the entirety of a third, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, within its boundaries. These three vineyards produce some of the most expensive and long-lived white wines in the world.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Montrachet
• French Wine

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Syndicat Viticole de Chassagne-Montrachet: Histoire, accessed 2010-11-18 (French)