Our Appellations

The sole activity of Puligny-Montrachet, a village of 528 inhabitants, is based on the great vineyards.
 
Built on the lowest part of the slope, at the bottom of that "mountain" reaching its highest point at 353 metres (about 1,160 feet), Puligny-Montrachet benefits from a microclimate sheltered from the north wind. The soil is rich in clay, siliceous sand and lime.

230 hectares (575 acres) of vineyards produce, besides the straight village-Appellation Puligny, 13 Premiers Crus and 5 Grands Crus. The big majority of the production is white (93%).

Domaine Jean Chartron owns 13 hectares of vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet and the neighbour villages, the major part of which being Premiers and Grands Crus.

 

 

VINS	APPELLATIONS	SURFACE	PLANTATION
WHITES	Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru "Clos des Chevaliers"	46 a 75 ca	1948/1974/1986
	Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru	12 a 84 ca	1960
	Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru	8 a 56 ca	1981
	Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Clos du Cailleret"	99 a 25 ca	1944/1945/1946/1952 1955/1956/1957/1964 1972/1984/1988/1990
	Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Clos de la Pucelle"	1 ha 16 a 38 ca	1950/1954/1968/1980
	Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Folatières"	45 a 14 ca	1938/1943/1959/1983 1989
	Puligny Montrachet Saint-Aubin 1er Cru "Les Murgers des Dents de Chien"	33 a 81 ca 43 a 97 ca	1950/1954/1968/1980 1994
	Saint-Aubin 1er Cru "Les Perrières"	29 a 45 ca	2003
	Chassagne-Montrachet "Les Benoîtes"	55 a 22 ca	1947/1995
	Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret"	29 a 85 ca	1947/1995
	Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune « En Bois Guillemain » Rully "Montmorin"	88 a 22 ca   3ha 37a 11 ca	1971   1988
	Bourgogne Chardonnay et Aligoté "Clos de la Combe"	2ha 13a 56 ca	1944/1945/1946/1960 1990/1991
REDS	Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Clos du Cailleret"	4 a 83 ca	1946/1957/1972
	Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune « Sous la Roche » Bourgogne Rouge "Clos de la Combe"	42 a 60 ca   26 a 78 ca	1970   1979/1980/1982

Clos de la Pucelle, Clos du Cailleret and les Folatières are located halfway up the hill and benefit from an excellent period of sunshine.

Chevalier-Montrachet, located on the upper slope of the hill, benefits from the best microclimatic conditions.

Three exceptional named-places of the Montrachet hill bear a name that directly comes from the Middle Ages. One says that the Landlord of Puligny, "the Montrachet", divided his land and donated it to his children; the eldest son, the Knight (le Chevalier), the daughter, the Maid (la Pucelle), and the illegitimate child (le Bâtard).

Others are saying that "the Montrachet" has had another illegitimate child who, when a baby, was crying and making a lot of noise; this could explain the name "Criots-Bâtard" given to a parcel of Grand Cru. Regarding the Clos du Cailleret, its name comes from its soil rich in limestone and various calcareous stones pebbles and shingles.

The average age of all these vines is 40 years. Such a replanting policy enables, besides the quality of the wines, a regular yield.

Harvest is made by hand at Domaine Jean Chartron. Neither herbicides, nor chemical pesticides are used in the vineyards. Vineyards are conducted organically.