Montagny is to be found at the south end of the Cote Chalonnaise, with three other villages which together make up the appellation (Buxy, Jully-lès-Buxy and Saint-Vallerin). And what an appellation it is; the discerning monks of Cluny, no less, preferred these white wines to those of anywhere else in Burgundy. The two primary activities through history in these parts have been the quarrying of stone and the making of fine wine. Those stones were in part used to create the 12th century fortifications of Buxy, which is well worth a visit for reasons of both history and vinology. The wines here are clean and fresh, with the vines being planted on marly Jurassic limestone dating back at least 200 million years (the same Kimmeridgian limestone which abounds in the Chablis region). At Buxy the terroir becomes somewhat gravelly, which adds nuances to the wine there. No red wines are produced here, but white is cultivated on an area of roughly 350 hectares (of which just over 200 hectares are Premier Cru).
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