Chassagne-Montrachet Fontaine-Gagnard (Domaine) 2020

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Chassagne-Montrachet Fontaine-Gagnard (Domaine) 2020

The wine

Established in the prestigious Côte de Beaune in the 1980s, Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard produces wines from the finest appellations such as Pommard, Volnay and… Chassagne-Montrachet. This cuvée showcases Pinot Noir in a superb blend of grapes sourced from different parcels, including Voillenots Dessus, Mouchottes, Benoites, Battaudes and Puits Merdreaux. This noble grape variety was originally planted between 1938 and 1987 over a surface area of just under 1.5 hectares. Thanks to an ideal southern to south-eastern exposure, the vines were able to draw the nutrients necessary to thrive from the limestone and marl soils.
In the winery, low-intervention is the order of the day. Native yeasts trigger fermentations. The wine then ages for 18 months in casks, with 40% new wood.
Tasting reveals a seductive wine that can be appreciated in its youth, though you should wait at least three years before drinking it, to savour the fruit and roundness that characterise it.

Founded in 1985 by Laurence Gagnard and Richard Fontaine, the domaine perpetuates the family tradition by working 12 hectares of vines on horseback in Chassagne-Montrachet, Volnay and Pommard.