The appellation covers 7 hectares and 99.8 ares, 4.01 on the commune of Puligny and 3.99 on Chassagne, all in production in 2023. It was recognised as an appellation d'origine in 1921 and as an AOC on 31 July 1937. The vines sit between 250 and 270 metres on shallow soil over hard limestone, crossed by a band of reddish Jurassic marl. Twenty estates declared a harvest in 2023, for 400 hectolitres, about 53,000 bottles, at a yield of 50 hectolitres per hectare; the base yield is 48 hectolitres per hectare, with an absolute ceiling of 54.

The wine is gold with mineral highlights, with spice, honey and dried fruit, and is built to keep: a Montrachet is rarely at its best before ten years. Four other grands crus surround it on the same hill, Chevalier-Montrachet above, Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet below, and the premiers crus of the two villages run on either side. Among the estates with a page here, Domaine Ramonet bought its parcel of Montrachet in 1978.

The wines above are the Montrachet wines in the cellar. See also Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, the other grands crus of Burgundy or our white wines.