In descending order, these vineyards represent Chardonnay at its finest. The villages of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet maintain five of Burgundy's six grand cru vineyards. Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet are shared between them while Chevalier is wholly within Puligny. The other two smaller, and rarely seen climats, include Bienvenues-Batard on the Puligny side and and Criots-Batard on the Chassagne side. Slowest to mature, Le Montrachet is unanimously viewed to be the best of the best, the most sublime and perfect, with a power and concentration unrivaled by any other terroir. Facing north from Le Montrachet, Chevalier lies directly to the left on a thin layer of stony soil. Given this, the wines are a slight notch down in intensity, however they still maintain terrific elegance and grip. Batard, on the other side offers richer wine with more exotic, honeyed fruit.