Domaine Jacques Prieur is a Burgundy producer based in Gevrey-Chambertin, one of the region's most prestigious communes. The domaine produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines from vineyard holdings across the Côte d'Or, with a particular focus on premier and grand cru sites.

Gevrey-Chambertin and Puligny-Montrachet represent two of Burgundy's finest terroirs—the former renowned for structured, complex Pinot Noirs with mineral depth, the latter for refined and age-worthy white wines from Chardonnay. Both communes demand precise viticulture and careful winemaking to express the subtleties of their individual vineyard sites (climat). The domaine's current range includes both a premier cru red from Gevrey-Chambertin and a premier cru white from Puligny-Montrachet, Les Combettes, reflecting work across these distinct expressions of Burgundian winemaking.

Montrachet is one of the most prestigious and revered wine appellations in the world, located in the Burgundy region of France, specifically within the Côte de Beaune area. It straddles the villages of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. The appellation is exclusively devoted to white wines made from the Chardonnay grape.

The Montrachet vineyard is relatively small, covering approximately 8 hectares, but it produces wines that are considered the epitome of white Burgundy, commanding high prices and immense respect worldwide. The vineyard's location on a mid-slope with excellent exposure to the sun, coupled with a unique terroir characterized by a thin layer of soil over limestone, provides optimal conditions for growing Chardonnay grapes that express a remarkable intensity and complexity of flavors.

Montrachet wines are known for their extraordinary depth, power, and longevity. They typically display a rich bouquet of aromas, including almond, toast, butter, and honey, combined with a balanced acidity and a mineral backbone that reflects the limestone-rich soil. These wines are often described as having a perfect harmony between richness and elegance, with an ability to age gracefully for decades.

The wines from Montrachet are highly sought after by collectors and wine enthusiasts, and they are often considered benchmarks for quality in white winemaking. The prestige of Montrachet is such that its name is shared by several other neighboring Grand Cru vineyards that include "Montrachet" in their names, such as Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, and Chevalier-Montrachet, each producing wines with distinct but similarly high-quality profiles.