Montagny
Montagny
Located at the southern end of the Cote Chalonnaise region of Burgundy, the appellation of Montagny incorporates the villages of Buxy, Montagny-les-Buxy, Jully-les-Buxy, and Saint-Vallerin. It exclusively produces white wines made from Chardonnay, where the warm continental climate and limestone-concentrated soils help create full-bodied wines with fresh acidity. There are over 325 hectares of vines planted in Montagny, and the vineyards are between 250 and 400 metres high with marl-limestone soils on a clay base. Thanks to Montagny's warmer southerly location, the Chardonnay grapes rarely have trouble ripening, but growers are keen to ensure the grapes don't over-ripen, which leads to fat, flabby wines that lack concentration and intensity. Picking earlier and minimising oak helps, and the wines will typically have aromas of white flowers and citrus, with rounded flavours of hazelnuts and peaches, refreshing acidity and a well-structured finish.
