The Puligny-Montrachet appellation was created in 1937 on soils separated by only a few metres from the Grands Crus. For the most part, the vines are grown in brown limestone soils, or soils where limestone alternates with marls and limey clays, which play a great part in giving the wines in this appellation their structure. In some parts, the soils are deep, while in others the rock is exposed at the surface and the clayey alluvia soils are coarser higher up the slope and finer at the foot. The vines are planted at elevations of 230 to 320 metres, with east and south-easterly exposures, which helps to
protect them from the northern winds and is ideal for optimising sunlight exposure which ensures good maturity and concentration of flavour in the grapes.