Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumes 2021

Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumes 2021Though a villages wine, the Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumes hails from a vineyard bordering the Premier Cru La Boudriotte. As a result, it offers an expression that is very much of a superior villages standard, with Puligny like acid on the finish that cuts through intense fruit on the palate. The Premier Cru La Boudriotte is as rich and silky as the Les Chaumes is tight and racy. Sourced from 28 year old vines planted on clay soil, the palate is

Though a ‘villages’ wine, the Chassagne Montrachet ‘Les Chaumes’ hails from a vineyard bordering the Premier Cru ‘La Boudriotte’. As a result, it offers an expression that is very much of a ‘superior’ ‘villages’ standard, with Puligny-like acid on the finish that cuts through intense fruit on the palate. The Premier Cru ‘La Boudriotte’ is as rich and silky as the ‘Les Chaumes’ is tight and racy. Sourced from 28-year-old vines planted on clay soil, the palate is rounded with a supple texture and a perfume of white flowers lingers long on the finish. The Premier Cru ‘Les Caillerets’ offers an even greater step up. Though more closed on the nose, a hint of flint gives way to a wine of superb class and balance. It will undoubtedly reward patience and develop further complexity with extended ageing. Made in tiny quantities the Grand Cru ‘Bâtard-Montrachet’ is also exceptional, with a lovely grainy, nutty fruit character that seems to last forever.