--- title: "Puligny-Montrachet: Montrachet and Wine Tasting" description: "Four grand crus, including part of Montrachet, and 17 premier crus, almost all Chardonnay. Walk the grand cru slope, 17 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/puligny-montrachet.png --- # Puligny-Montrachet > Puligny-Montrachet: Home of Montrachet and three more grands crus, Puligny makes some of the world's most admired white wines. Puligny-Montrachet is a wine village (Côte de Beaune), 17 min by road (12 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 4 grands crus · Private driver from Beaune: €75 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Puligny-Montrachet is a quiet village of stone houses surrounded by some of the most famous vineyards on earth. Four grands crus lie on its territory, including part of Montrachet itself, along with 17 premiers crus. Almost everything here is Chardonnay, and a walk to the grand cru slope is a highlight of any Côte de Beaune day. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Beaune - Location: 11 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9450, 4.7532 - 17 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 4 grands crus - Appellations: Puligny-Montrachet - Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir - Premiers crus: 17 - Name since: 1879 - From Beaune: ≈ 17 min · 12 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): 17 min by road (12 km), €75 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 Puligny appears in records as early as 1094. Its great neighbouring slope was called Mont Rachaz, the bald hill, a stony rise where little grew but thorny scrub and box. In 1252 two local men, Pierre and Arnolet de Puligny, gave vines on Mont Rachaz to the Cistercian abbey of Maizières, one of the earliest records of the vineyard. Today Montrachet covers about 8 hectares, split almost equally between Puligny and its neighbour Chassagne. A decree of 27 November 1879 allowed Puligny to add the name of Montrachet to its own, and the same decree turned Chassagne-le-Haut into Chassagne-Montrachet. The Puligny-Montrachet appellation followed on 31 July 1937, the year Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet became grands crus. The parish church, begun in the 13th century, keeps a carved tomb slab of Charles de Mypont and Jeanne de Lugny, protected since 1913. In 2022 the village co-hosted the Saint-Vincent tournante with Blagny and Corpeau. ## The wines Puligny is almost entirely white: about 205 hectares of Chardonnay in 2022, against less than half a hectare of Pinot Noir, per the Burgundy wine board. Vines grow between 230 and 320 metres, facing east and southeast, on brown limestone soils or limestone with bands of clay and marl. The whites are golden with green glints, with hawthorn, ripe grape, almond paste and hazelnut. The rare reds are bright ruby, with raspberry, redcurrant and black fruit. **All the grands crus (4)**: Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet **Well-known premiers crus (17 premiers crus)**: Les Pucelles, Les Combettes, Les Folatières, Le Cailleret, Les Referts, Champ Canet ## What to see ### Church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Begun in the 13th century and enlarged over later centuries, the church holds a carved limestone tomb slab of Charles de Mypont and Jeanne de Lugny, dated 1515 and protected since 1913. ### The grand cru slope South of the village, Chevalier-Montrachet, Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet lie side by side, with a small road between Montrachet and Bâtard. A short walk shows how compact these famous plots are. ### Voie des Vignes The 22 km Voie des Vignes cycle route from Beaune to Santenay runs through Puligny on small roads and vineyard lanes. It is an easy way to link several villages by bike. ## Good to know Allow one to two hours, including a walk to the grands crus. Puligny pairs naturally with Chassagne-Montrachet next door, and with Blagny and Meursault to the north. Book tastings in advance. ## Did you know? The water table beneath Puligny lies very close to the surface. That makes deep underground cellars, common in neighbouring villages, very difficult to dig here. ## Around Puligny-Montrachet What to combine with Puligny-Montrachet on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Blagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/blagny) (2 km away): A tiny hilltop hamlet between Meursault and Puligny, with a rare red appellation and celebrated white premiers crus. - [Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chassagne-montrachet) (2 km away): Montrachet's southern neighbour, a village of great whites, serious reds and pale stone quarries. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin) (3 km away): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. ### Châteaux - [Château de Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-puligny-montrachet) (1 km away): A 17th-century château with its own walled vines in the white wine village of Puligny. - [Château de Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chassagne-montrachet) (2 km away): Great 14th-century vaulted cellars under a wine château in the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet. - [Château de la Maltroye](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-maltroye) (2 km away): An 18th-century family wine house at the top of Chassagne, with a diamond-patterned tile roof. - [Château de Gamay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gamay) (3 km away): A medieval fortified house in the hamlet that gave its name to the Gamay grape. ### Things to do - [Olivier Leflaive](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/olivier-leflaive-puligny-montrachet) (1 km away): A Puligny-Montrachet wine house founded in 1984, with sommelier-led tastings on the village square. - [Domaine Bader-Mimeur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bader-mimeur-chassagne-montrachet) (2 km away): A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. - [Domaine Boyer-Martenot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-boyer-martenot-meursault) (4 km away): A Meursault family estate since 1917, with a tasting cellar open on weekdays, with or without an appointment. - [Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-nicolas-meursault) (4 km away): Meursault's Gothic church, whose 57-metre stone spire rises above the village and its vineyards. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (2 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) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ### Events - **Usually the last weekend of May, Saturday evening and Sunday** · [Montrachet Jazz](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/montrachet-jazz): Jazz and great white Burgundy in Puligny-Montrachet at the end of May. (Music · Puligny-Montrachet) ### Guides about Puligny-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) - [A Burgundy wine day from Lyon](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-day-from-lyon) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) ## Questions about Puligny-Montrachet ### How far is Puligny-Montrachet from Beaune? Puligny-Montrachet is about 17 min from Beaune by road (12 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €75 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Puligny-Montrachet known for? Puligny-Montrachet makes mostly white wines under these appellations: Puligny-Montrachet. Its grands crus: Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet. It has 17 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Les Pucelles, Les Combettes, Les Folatières. ### Can you taste wine in Puligny-Montrachet? Yes. Many domaines in Puligny-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 Puligny-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:puligny): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: