Puligny-Montrachet Clos des Meix

Clos des Meix sits within the Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru appellation on the Côte de Beaune, nested inside the larger and more celebrated Les Pucelles vineyard. Its official designation is Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, though the name Clos des Meix appears on labels only occasionally. The clos is recognised under alternate names including Clos de Meix, and its small footprint of 1.6 hectares places it firmly in the category of Burgundy's more obscure but legitimate Premier Cru sites.

• Parent appellation: Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru
• Located within Les Pucelles climat boundaries
• Alternate names: Clos de Meix, Clos des Meix
• Côte de Beaune, classified as Premier Cru under INAO regulations

The vineyard sits at a narrow elevation band of 205 to 207 metres, facing southeast, which delivers reliable morning sun exposure and moderate warmth across the growing season. The soils are argilo-calcaires, the clay-limestone combination that defines much of the Côte de Beaune and provides the mineral tension and textural weight characteristic of fine Puligny Chardonnay. The continental climate of Burgundy brings warm summers and cold winters, demanding precise viticultural management to achieve full phenolic ripeness without sacrificing acidity.

• Soils: argilo-calcaires (clay-limestone mix)
• Elevation: 205 to 207 metres
• Southeast aspect for consistent sun exposure
• Continental climate with cold winters and warm growing seasons

Clos des Meix produces dry white Chardonnay in the Puligny-Montrachet house style: precise, mineral-driven, and structured for ageing. Because the site is rarely bottled separately, encountering a single-vineyard Clos des Meix release is genuinely uncommon. Most fruit is incorporated into Les Pucelles cuvees by producers such as Domaine Leflaive, Domaine du Cellier aux Moines, and Olivier Leflaive. When it does appear independently, the wine reflects the tight, citrus-inflected profile of upper Puligny, with chalky minerality and restrained oak.

• Grape variety: Chardonnay exclusively
• Style: dry white wine, Premier Cru quality level
• Most production sold under Les Pucelles designation
• Domaine Leflaive is the most prominent producer with holdings in this clos

Clos des Meix has long existed in the shadow of Les Pucelles, one of Puligny-Montrachet's most respected Premier Cru lieux-dits. The practice of blending the clos into the larger vineyard designation is common for small, lesser-known sites across Burgundy, and Clos des Meix follows this pattern. Its physical enclosure within Les Pucelles means that many bottles carrying the Les Pucelles label may contain fruit from this clos, making independent recognition rare in the commercial market.