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.