Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Fontaine Gagnard |
Label Name: | Criots 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: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vinous 94 (2023); Burghound 94 (2023); Tim Atkin 95 (2023)
Tasting Note
Perfumed and precise: lemon and pear with white flowers, musk-melon and stone-fruit, vivid saline minerality, discreet toast and a silky mid-palate, finishing very long and focused.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster with beurre blanc, roasted chicken, scallops, mushroom risotto. Asian: miso‑glazed cod, sushi/sashimi, Cantonese steamed fish, tempura or delicate Thai seafood.
Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit from old vines; native-yeast fermentation and élevage in custom French oak barrels (lees-aged ~12 months), light filtration.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Fontaine‑Gagnard (founded 1985), 12 ha in Chassagne‑Montrachet; run by Céline Fontaine, owner of several Grand Cru parcels including Criots, Bâtard and Le Montrachet.