French wine region
How to pronounce Puligny-Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet is pronounced poo-lee-NYEE mohn-rah-SHAY, written /pyliˈɲi mɔ̃raˈʃɛ/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The main stress falls on SHAY.
poo-lee-NYEE mohn-rah-SHAY
IPA /pyliˈɲi mɔ̃raˈʃɛ/
What is Puligny-Montrachet?
A prestigious village in Burgundy known for world-class Chardonnay wines with great finesse.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- poo-lee-NYEE mohn-trah-SHAY — English form keeps the t and many French speakers, incl. locals, say [mɔ̃tʁaʃɛ].
Tips for saying it
Often heard as poo-lig-NEE mohn-rah-SHAY.
French gn is one sound like ny in canyon, with no hard g: poo-lee-NYEE mohn-rah-SHAY.
Often heard as poo-lee-NYEE mohn-rah-SHETT.
The final t in Montrachet is silent, so end on the vowel: poo-lee-NYEE mohn-rah-SHAY.
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