Monthélie

Monthélie is an appellation in France, covering 140.6 ha in Monthelie. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.4 km west of Beaune and 25 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

140.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.75 × 1.47 km

Centre

46.9968° N, 4.7653° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

64 hl/ha

Min planting density

9,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

6.4 km west of Beaune

Nearest city

25 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône 47,251 people

To the sea

380 km

Same latitude

Royal Slope (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

250–378 m

Mean elevation

293 m

Mean slope

7.5° (13 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 135,480 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)78%
• Unconsolidated sediments22%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Monthelie

Inside Monthélie · 16

• Monthélie premier cruPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Clos des ToisièresPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru La TaupinePremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Le Cas RougeotPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Le Château GaillardPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Le Clos GautheyPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Le Clou des ChênesPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Le Meix BataillePremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Le VillagePremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Les BarbièresPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Les Champs FulliotsPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Les ClousPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Les DuressesPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Les RiottesPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Les Vignes RondesPremier cru
• Monthélie premier cru Sur la VellePremier cru

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)