Montrachet
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9.9
A high quality dry white wine made from Chardonnay grapes in France
- noun
- /mɒntrəˈʃeɪ/
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Montrachet
- The sommelier recommended a rich Montrachet to enhance the flavors of the cheese platter.
- bottle of Montrachet
Examples
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At the dinner party, we savored a lovely Montrachet to complement the seafood.
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We'll go for a Montrachet, right?
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I ordered a bottle of Montrachet.
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During the tasting event, I discovered that each Montrachet had its unique characteristics.
Synonyms
Chardonnay
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3.7
A dry white wine with a crisp, fruity taste
is a single top quality vineyard wine from Burgundy rather than a general grape wine
Pinot Chardonnay
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4.2
A dry white wine made from Chardonnay grapes, like Chablis
is a renowned high quality vineyard wine from Burgundy, not a simple table wine
Mâcon
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8.7
A dry white wine from the Mâcon area in Burgundy, France
is a named single vineyard, higher quality wine from a famous Burgundy site
Surface Forms
Montrachet singular
Montrachets plural
Etymology
Montrachet comes from French parts mont 'mountain' and -rachet, a word that likely meant 'bare' or 'bald', so it originally named a 'bare hill' where the famous vineyard is. That's why Montrachet today means the high-quality white wine that comes from that place.