Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Fontaine Gagnard |
Label Name: | Batard Montrachet Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vinous 94; Burghound 94; John Gilman 97; Tim Atkin 95
Tasting Note
Concentrated white Burgundy: lemon verbena, orchard fruit, beeswax, hazelnut and saline minerality. Powerful, well-structured palate with lively acidity, bright citrus grip and a long saline finish, built for ageing.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted lobster, seared scallops, creamy chicken, mushroom risotto. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, sushi (fatty tuna), Cantonese steamed fish, rich Thai coconut-curry seafood.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Chardonnay fermented on indigenous yeasts; matured ~12–14 months in French oak barrels (approx. 25–35% new), aged on lees with occasional bâtonnage.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, founded 1985 by Laurence Gagnard & Richard Fontaine and run by Céline Fontaine since 2007; ~12 ha in Chassagne with holdings in Bâtard-Montrachet, Criots and Montrachet.