--- title: "Montagny, Burgundy: White Wine and 49 Premier Crus" description: "All white Chardonnay, around Buxy, with 49 premier crus on about 60 percent of the vineyard. Tastings 50 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/montagny.png --- # Montagny > Montagny: a white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. Montagny is a wine village (Côte Chalonnaise), 50 min by road (52 km) from Beaune. White wine · 49 premiers crus · Private driver from Beaune: €160 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Montagny lies at the southern end of the Côte Chalonnaise, spread over four villages around the small town of Buxy, about 50 minutes from Beaune. It makes only white wine, all Chardonnay. With 49 premiers crus covering around 60 percent of the vineyard, classified wine is the rule here rather than the exception. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte Chalonnaise - Location: 40 km south of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.7061, 4.6698 - 50 min from Beaune - White wine - 49 premiers crus - Appellations: Montagny - Grapes: Chardonnay - From Beaune: ≈ 50 min · 52 km - €560 for a [full-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 50 min by road (52 km), €160 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 The village was once called Montagniacum ad Buxiacum, Montagny by Buxy. In 1120 the Bishop of Chalon gave land here to the abbots of the Cistercian abbey of La Ferté, who kept a country house in the village. The Burgundy wine board records that the monks of Cluny preferred this wine to any other. Dry-stone huts called cadoles still stand in the vineyards, such as the restored one at Les Coères. Buxy, the small market town at the heart of the appellation, grew up as a walled Châtel between the 12th and 16th centuries, with six towers and some forty houses inside. Several towers survive, among them the Tour du Roi and the Tour Rouge, along with 16th-century stair towers. The appellation was created in 1936, covering Montagny-lès-Buxy, Buxy, Saint-Vallerin and Jully-lès-Buxy, for white wine only. ## The wines Montagny is white only, from Chardonnay. The vines face east and south-east at 250 to 400 metres, on a varied mix of Bajocian limestone, Liassic marls and marly limestones, Triassic sandstone and Kimmeridgian limestone. Of about 360 hectares, some 220 are premier cru, spread over 49 climats. The wines are fresh and lively, often with white flowers, citrus and a clean mineral finish. **Well-known premiers crus (49 premiers crus)**: Les Coères, Le Vieux Château, Les Burnins, Les Bassets, Les Chaniots, Sainte-Morille ## What to see ### Old Buxy The walled Châtel of Buxy took shape between the 12th and 16th centuries. Walk past surviving towers such as the Tour Rouge and the Tour du Roi, and 16th-century stair towers. ### Cadoles in the vines Small dry-stone huts once sheltered vineyard workers from the weather. A good example stands in the premier cru Les Coères, where one has been carefully restored. ### Church of Saint-Vincent Montagny-lès-Buxy's village church is Romanesque in origin, with an 18th-century choir and a 19th-century nave. Saint Vincent is the patron saint of winegrowers. ## Good to know Montagny is about 50 minutes from Beaune. Combine it with Givry and Mercurey on the way down, or with Cluny further south. Buxy's tourist office can help with village walks. ## Did you know? About 60 percent of Montagny's vineyard is classified premier cru, spread over 49 climats. All of it is white Chardonnay, as the appellation makes no red wine at all. ## Around Montagny What to combine with Montagny on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (10 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (15 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (20 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. ### Châteaux - [Château de Rosey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rosey) (5 km away): An elegant 1767 country house built by a royal falconer on a hillside south of Givry. - [Château de Ponneau](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-ponneau) (6 km away): A small 15th-century manor near Buxy, with an arcaded gallery and a chapel of Saint James dated 1447. - [Château Pontus de Tyard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-pontus-de-tyard) (6 km away): The fortified birthplace of Pontus de Tyard, Renaissance poet of La Pléiade, with conservation vineyards and orchards. - [Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-germain-les-buxy) (8 km away): A moated medieval castle reinvented in the romantic troubadour style by Viollet-le-Duc's son-in-law. - [Château de La Chapelle-de-Bragny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-chapelle-de-bragny) (11 km away): A fortified enclosure in the Glandon valley, with a Romanesque chapel and a wooden Virgin in Majesty. - [Château de Sercy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-sercy) (11 km away): A storybook castle beside a pond, crowned by one of the oldest surviving timber hoardings in France. - [Abbaye de La Ferté](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/abbaye-de-la-ferte) (12 km away): The palace of the first daughter-house of Cîteaux, with 18th-century rooms, scientific collections and a landscaped park. ### Things to do - [Southern Burgundy Greenway (Voie Verte de Bourgogne du Sud)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/voie-verte-givry-cluny), 10 km away: A car-free cycle path on an old railway line, running from the Givry vineyards to Cluny. - [Nicéphore Niépce’s House (Maison Nicéphore Niépce)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-nicephore-niepce), 15 km away: The country house near Chalon where Nicéphore Niépce made the oldest surviving camera photograph. - [Antonin Rodet](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey) (15 km away): A Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. ### Restaurants - [Cédric Burtin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cedric-burtin-saint-remy) (13 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Two stars in a converted mill on the southern edge of Chalon-sur-Saône. ### Events - **Late August, over about six days; the 2026 festival ran from 25 to 30 August.** · [Musicales en Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/musicales-en-cote-chalonnaise): Chamber music in Romanesque churches around Buxy, each concert followed by a tasting with a local grower. (Music · Buxy) ### Guides about Montagny - [Burgundy’s grape varieties](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grape-varieties) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) ## Questions about Montagny ### How far is Montagny from Beaune? Montagny is about 50 min from Beaune by road (52 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €160 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Montagny known for? Montagny makes mostly white wines under these appellations: Montagny. It has 49 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Les Coères, Le Vieux Château, Les Burnins. ### Can you taste wine in Montagny? Yes. Many domaines in Montagny 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 Montagny? 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. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=full&place=village:montagny): Full-day wine tour from Beaune: €560 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: