Montagny

The Montagny and Montagny Premier Cru appellation is located at the southern tip of the Côte Chalonnaise, in Saône-et-Loire, and encompasses four villages: Buxy, Montagny-lès-Buxy, Jully-lès-Buxy, and Saint-Vallerin. Montagny was recognized as an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in 1936. Among the wines of Montagny, 49 “climats” have been granted the Montagny Premier Cru appellation, including: Les Bouchots, Le Clouzot, Les Pidances, Les Las, Les Gouresses, Les Burnins, Les Maroques, Les Beaux Champs, Les Macles, Creux de Beaux Champs, L’Epaule, Les Platières, and others. Among these climats, the wines produced by Domaine Stéphane Aladame and Maison Chanson Père et Fils are particularly noteworthy.

The terroir of the Montagny AOC faces east and southeast. The slopes of the Bajocian hillsides are home to vineyards at altitudes between 250 and 400 meters, on marly or calcareous and marly soils. The sandy Lower Triassic strata outcropping in Buxy are in contact with the Kimmeridgian, the geological formation associated with Chablis wines.

Montagny wines are exclusively white wines made solely from the Chardonnay grape variety. The appellation’s approximately 310 hectares yield an annual wine production of around 18,000 hectoliters.