Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Fontaine Gagnard |
Label Name: | Batard Montrachet Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2022 |
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: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Burghound 95 (Jun 2024); Tim Atkin 96; Jancis Robinson 18. 5/20; widely noted as a powerful, age-worthy Bâtard-Montrachet (2022)
Tasting Note
Concentrated Grand Cru Chardonnay: layered white orchard fruit, lemon zest, beeswax, hazelnut, warm spice and wet-stone minerality. Rich, broad-shouldered with vibrant acidity and a very long, age-worthy saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: butter-poached lobster, seared scallops, roasted chicken, creamy pasta, aged Comté. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, soy-poached lobster, sashimi/otoro, tempura, Cantonese roast pork.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; native-yeast fermentation (stainless steel), aged ~11–12 months in French oak (≈1/3 new); light fining and slight filtration.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard founded 1985 (≈12 ha). Céline Fontaine has led the domaine since 2007. Holdings include Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots; traditional Burgundian, low-intervention approach.