Awards/Ratings

Tim Atkin 95; Burghound 92–94; Vinous ~93

Tasting Note

Yellow plum, Mirabelle and orchard fruit backed by lemon zest, crushed stone and saline minerality; apricot-skin and toasted-almond notes with subtle smoke. Medium-full, focused and tensioned with a long, stony finish.

Food Pairing

Western: roasted chicken, mushroom risotto, lobster with butter, creamy pasta, Comté or Gruyère. Asian: Cantonese steamed fish, sushi/sashimi (salmon), tempura, miso-glazed black cod, delicate dim sum.

Production Method

Hand-harvested; indigenous-yeast fermentation; élevage ~11–12 months in French oak (≈40% new); fined and lightly filtered before bottling.

Vineyard Info

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, founded 1985; Céline Fontaine manages operations since 2007. Estate holds ~12 ha including several Premiers and Grand Crus such as La Romanée. (producer history summarized).