2021 Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Les Vergers

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard   |  Côte de Beaune   |  Chassagne-Montrachet

Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, France
White
2021
Drink From: 2024
Drink To: 2033
DRY
ABV 13.5%

2021 Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Les Vergers

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard   |  Côte de Beaune   |  Chassagne-Montrachet

Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, France
White
2021
Drink From: 2024
Drink To: 2033
DRY
ABV 13.5%
Clear

Description

This exposed hillside vineyard with thin chalky soils was a prime candidate for severe frost damage, but intense deployment of candles over two nights meant that ‘only’ a third of the crop was lost. It is a typically linear wine, with no trace of fat, finely woven and concentrated, but despite its density, there is a charming, relaxed quality, full of lemony fruit and a pronounced salty stony minerality on the silky creamy finish.