When to drink a Montrachet?

Burgundy · indicative values: the producer, the vintage and storage conditions come first.

Map: where Montrachet is. Burgundy region, France.

White: the drinking window

Recommended ageing: 8 to 30 years after the vintage.

For example, a 2020 Montrachet drinks best between 2028 and 2053, with a peak plateau around 2037-2048.

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Vintage by vintage

A great year outlives an average one: the window moves with the vintage. The most recent rated vintages (Burgundy), applied to the ageing for Montrachet given above.

Vintage	Rating	Drink
2025	Good	2033–2055
2024	Good	2032–2054
2023	Good	2031–2053
2022	Great	2030–2055
2021	Good	2029–2051
2020	Great	2028–2053
2019	Great	2027–2052
2018	Good	2026–2048
2017	Great	2025–2050
2016	Great	2024–2049
2015	Good	2023–2045
2014	Outstanding	2022–2050

The full history, back to the older vintages: White Burgundy.

How to read this window

Before the window opens, the wine is in its youth: fruit dominates, tannins or acidity can feel stern. During the peak plateau, everything falls into balance: this is the moment ageing prepares. Beyond it, the wine slowly declines: nothing unsafe, but the emotion fades. These are general benchmarks for the appellation, not a verdict on your bottle.

Curious where these numbers come from? The method is published in full: from the estate down to the grape, then adjusted for the vintage and the bottle format.

From the same region

Other appellations in Burgundy, each with its own window:

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