--- title: "Chassagne-Montrachet: Montrachet and 55 Premier Crus" description: "Shares Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet with Puligny, holds all of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, and 55 premier crus. Private driver from Beaune, 20 min." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chassagne-montrachet lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/chassagne-montrachet.png --- # Chassagne-Montrachet > Chassagne-Montrachet: Montrachet's southern neighbour, a village of great whites, serious reds and pale stone quarries. Chassagne-Montrachet is a wine village (Côte de Beaune), 20 min by road (16 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 3 grands crus · Private driver from Beaune: €85 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Chassagne-Montrachet shares the Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet grands crus with Puligny and holds all of a third, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Its limestone quarries form a pale rock face on the hillside. With 55 premier cru climats, it offers a wide range of whites and a real tradition of red wine. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Beaune - Location: 13 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9378, 4.7289 - 20 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 3 grands crus - Appellations: Chassagne-Montrachet - Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir - Premiers crus: 55 - Name since: 1879 - From Beaune: ≈ 20 min · 16 km - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 20 min by road (16 km), €85 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History Chassagne is recorded in 886 as Cassaneas, in the archives of the abbey of Saint-Seine. In the Middle Ages religious houses held vines here, and the premier cru named Abbaye de Morgeot still carries that memory. For centuries Chassagne was known above all for its red wine. Chardonnay spread across the village mainly in the second half of the 20th century, and whites now cover more than twice the area of reds. A decree of 27 November 1879 renamed Chassagne-le-Haut as Chassagne-Montrachet, by the same act that created Puligny-Montrachet. The appellation dates from 31 July 1937 and also covers part of neighbouring Remigny. Chassagne is a village of stone as well as wine. Its quarries yield a pale limestone used in the houses of the southern Côte de Beaune, and in Paris for paving at the Trocadéro and the Louvre Pyramid. Chassagne hosted the Saint-Vincent tournante in 1970 and 2010. ## The wines Vines grow between 220 and 325 metres on Jurassic limestone, with soils that range from stony to marly or sandy. In 2022 the Burgundy wine board counted about 223 hectares of Chardonnay and 86 of Pinot Noir. The whites are golden with green glints, hawthorn, acacia, hazelnut and a flinty edge. The reds are ruby with cherry and wild strawberry, and firm tannins that gain depth with age. **All the grands crus (3)**: Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet **Well-known premiers crus (55 premiers crus)**: Morgeot, Clos Saint-Jean, La Romanée, Les Chenevottes, Les Vergers, La Maltroie ## What to see ### The Montrachet slope In the north of the commune, close to the Puligny boundary, lie Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and the tiny Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Walk the vineyard lanes to see these famous plots up close. ### The quarry front Pale limestone faces mark the Chassagne quarries on the hillside. They are working sites and not open to visitors, but they are part of the view as you walk the vineyards. ## Good to know Allow one to two hours. Chassagne combines easily with Puligny-Montrachet for a day of whites, or with Santenay and Saint-Aubin to compare reds and whites. The Voie des Vignes cycle route passes through the village. ## Did you know? Michelle Bachelet, twice President of Chile, descends from Louis-Joseph Bachelet, a wine merchant from Chassagne who emigrated to Chile in 1860 after being hired as a winemaking expert. ## Around Chassagne-Montrachet What to combine with Chassagne-Montrachet on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet) (2 km away): Home of Montrachet and three more grands crus, Puligny makes some of the world's most admired white wines. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin) (2 km away): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. - [Blagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/blagny) (3 km away): A tiny hilltop hamlet between Meursault and Puligny, with a rare red appellation and celebrated white premiers crus. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Maltroye](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-maltroye) (1 km away): An 18th-century family wine house at the top of Chassagne, with a diamond-patterned tile roof. - [Château de Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chassagne-montrachet) (1 km away): Great 14th-century vaulted cellars under a wine château in the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet. - [Château de Gamay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gamay) (2 km away): A medieval fortified house in the hamlet that gave its name to the Gamay grape. - [Château de Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-puligny-montrachet) (2 km away): A 17th-century château with its own walled vines in the white wine village of Puligny. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 4 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. ### Things to do - [Domaine Bader-Mimeur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bader-mimeur-chassagne-montrachet) (1 km away): A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. - [Olivier Leflaive](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/olivier-leflaive-puligny-montrachet) (2 km away): A Puligny-Montrachet wine house founded in 1984, with sommelier-led tastings on the village square. - [Domaine de la Folie](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny) (5 km away): A small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. - [Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses), Mont de Sène (Montagne des Trois Croix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-de-sene-trois-croix), 5 km away: A 521-metre summit crowned by three crosses, looking over the vineyards of Santenay and the Maranges. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (4 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (13 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Events - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail du Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-montrachet): A semi-nocturnal trail race through the vines and woods above Chassagne-Montrachet. (Sport · Chassagne-Montrachet) ### Guides about Chassagne-Montrachet - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [The grand crus of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grand-crus) - [Burgundy’s grape varieties](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grape-varieties) - [Burgundy wine classification](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-classification) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) ## Questions about Chassagne-Montrachet ### How far is Chassagne-Montrachet from Beaune? Chassagne-Montrachet is about 20 min from Beaune by road (16 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €85 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Chassagne-Montrachet known for? Chassagne-Montrachet makes mostly white wines under these appellations: Chassagne-Montrachet. Its grands crus: Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. It has 55 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Morgeot, Clos Saint-Jean, La Romanée. ### Can you taste wine in Chassagne-Montrachet? Yes. Many domaines in Chassagne-Montrachet receive visitors, usually by appointment. On a wine tour your driver plans the route and helps you book the tastings, which you pay directly to the domaines. ### Can a private driver take us to Chassagne-Montrachet? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=village:chassagne): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: