Domaine Marc Colin is a family-owned Burgundy producer based in Chassagne-Montrachet, one of the Côte de Beaune's most respected communes. The domaine produces both white and red Burgundy wines, working with the region's two noble grape varieties across several appellations in the southern Côte de Beaune.

Chassagne-Montrachet is renowned for producing some of Burgundy's finest Chardonnay wines, with the commune's white wines displaying characteristic mineral precision and elegant structure. The area's limestone-rich soils and favorable exposition create ideal conditions for both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, though the whites generally command greater recognition. The appellation includes several premier cru vineyards that produce wines of exceptional depth and aging potential.

Marc Colin's current range demonstrates the domaine's focus on premier cru sites, with Chardonnay from Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vides Bourses and Saint-Aubin Le Chatenière representing the mineral-driven style these appellations produce. The domaine also works with Pinot Noir from Santenay, where the grape achieves good ripeness and structure in this southernmost commune of the Côte de Beaune.

Montrachet is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine made of Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It straddles the border between the two communes of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet and produces what many consider to be the greatest dry white wine in the world. It is surrounded by four other Grand Cru vineyards all having "Montrachet" as part of their names.

Montrachet itself is generally considered superior to its four Grand Cru neighbours, and this is reflected in its higher price. Montrachet is located in the south of the Côte de Beaune, which is the southern half of the Côte d'Or, which in turn is the most important of the several wine producing subregions of Burgundy.

The Montrachet vineyard is almost equally divided between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. Both of these appellations have, as is customary, appended the name of their most famous vineyard (in this case a shared one) to the name of their main village. The wine from the Chassagne side is usually known as Le Montrachet while the wine from the Puligny side is known as Montrachet.