Monthélie premier cru

Monthélie premier cru is a premier cru sub-zone of Monthélie in France, covering 40.1 ha in Monthelie. That is 28.5% of the Monthélie appellation area. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6 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

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Monthélie

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

40.1 ha

Separate plots

9

Extent N–S × E–W

0.81 × 1.49 km

Centre

46.9949° N, 4.7716° E

Where it is

Nearest town

6 km west of Beaune

Nearest city

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

To the sea

380 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

259–331 m

Mean elevation

295 m

Mean slope

4.3° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 38,691 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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)77%
• Unconsolidated sediments23%

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

Communes · 1

• Monthelie

Inside Monthélie premier cru · 15

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• 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

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)