Domaine Sauzet Chevalier Montrachet 2020 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2020 Domaine Sauzet Chevalier-Montrachet is a white Burgundy wine from the Chevalier-Montrachet parcel in Puligny-Montrachet. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it is crafted exclusively from Chardonnay. The Chevalier-Montrachet area is located entirely within the commune of Puligny-Montrachet, covering 6.95 hectares, and occupies a hillside position between 265 and 290 meters in altitude. Its thin, stony soils over marl and marly limestone serve as an essential benchmark for this great white grand cru.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Sauzet
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chevalier-Montrachet
- Millésime
- 2020
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Sauzet
Domaine Étienne Sauzet is a family-run estate based in Puligny-Montrachet, in the Côte de Beaune. Its 15-hectare vineyard is spread across Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Cormot-le-Grand, in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune. Émilie Boudot, the founder’s great-granddaughter, and her husband Benoît Riffault now run the estate.
- Owner
- Famille Boudot-Riffault
- Maître de chais
- Benoît Riffault
- Surface (ha)
- 15.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Étienne Sauzet founded the estate in Puligny-Montrachet in the first half of the 20th century, starting with vines he had inherited and subsequently expanding through further acquisitions. He gradually developed the estate, which, according to industry sources, reached just over 12 hectares by the middle of the century. On his death in 1975, his granddaughter Jeanine and her husband Gérard Boudot took over the management of the estate. A division of the estate’s assets in 1991 then significantly reduced the vineyard’s original area. Since then, the estate has supplemented its own vines by purchasing grapes for certain cuvées. Émilie Boudot joined the business from the 2000 vintage onwards, followed by Benoît Riffault in 2002. Benoît Riffault gradually took charge of winemaking and succeeded Gérard Boudot in this role. The vineyard is now managed using biodynamic methods, under the responsibility of Émilie Boudot and Benoît Riffault.
Chevalier-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited terroir in Puligny-Montrachet, reserved for white wines. It occupies an east- and southeast-facing slope in the heart of the hillside, between 260 and 300 meters in altitude according to the official specifications. Its lean, stony, well-draining, and low-fertility soils rest primarily on highly fragmented Bathonian limestone known as "calcaire de Chassagne"; a marly layer at the summit locally supports slightly richer soils. Historical shaping of the site is evidenced by ancient stone clearance, murgers (stone heaps), and dry-stone retaining walls.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Exposure
- East to southeast
- Altitude
- 260–300 m
- Soil
- Lean, very stony, well-draining, and low-fertility soils; slightly richer soils on the upper marly layer.
- Subsoil and geology
- Middle Jurassic formations, Bathonian stage; highly fragmented limestones, primarily "calcaire de Chassagne", with a small layer of marl at the summit.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- negociant / purchase of grapes from a monitored supplier
- Indicative vine age
- Vines planted in 1970 in the upper part of Chevalier-Montrachet.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Montrachet is documented as early as the 13th century in the form "Mont Rachaz"; the official heritage source interprets it as a "bald mount" (mont pelé), in reference to its stunted vegetation. In the 18th century, the wines of the Chevalier climat were still frequently assimilated with those of Montrachet, although Courtépée already distinguished true Montrachet, Chevalier, and Bâtard. A 1921 court ruling reserved the name Montrachet to Vrai Montrachet while acknowledging the customary use of Chevalier-Montrachet. The Chevalier-Montrachet AOC was recognized in 1937, and its vineyard area was subsequently adjusted in 1939 through the integration of plots from the neighboring lieu-dit Le Cailleret; the current delimitation was approved by the INAO in September 1989.
