Wines from Saint-Aubin

The hamlet of St Aubin is a mere 4 minute drive from both Chassagne Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet, the minor D906 snakes between the 2 villages, passing the hallowed Grand crus of Chevalier and Le Montrachet on the right, as you wind your way west for a few clicks.

St Aubin has shot to prominence in recent years, thanks to a resurgence of interest in high quality wines produced by landmark domaines such as Lamy and Colin, whose quality is as close to, if not above, many from the ‘Hollywoods’ of neighbouring Chassagne and Puligny.

St Aubin’s vineyards are made up of approximately 170Ha of vines, with 80% being Chardonnay, spread across around 30 Premier Cru climats (vineyards), including a dominance of Premier Crus that lie close to and share a similar slope and aspect to the Grand Crus of Batard and Le Montrachet. It is on these white clay and limestone soil slopes you will find top estates such as Lamy. A wonderful aspect towards the south east gives extra warmth and the slopes, gentle and even, give good drainage. Go further into the valley and the air is cooler, the slopes steeper, with less warming, well drained limestone and the wines are awarded the AOC St Aubin appellation.