Fontaine Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint Jean 2020

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Fontaine Gagnard
Label Name:
 
Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint Jean
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Vinous 90 (2021); Burghound 91 (2022); retail listings typically show scores around 90–92 and Vivino user averages ~4. 2–4. 4/5

Tasting Note
Racy white Burgundy with lemon, white peach and passion fruit, tangerine and almond hints. Subtle honeyed texture, bright minerality and gentle vanilla/oak; crisp, lemon-tinged and long, precise finish.

Food Pairing
Seared scallops, lobster with butter, roast chicken in a cream sauce, mushroom risotto; sushi and sashimi, miso-glazed cod, Cantonese steamed fish, tempura vegetables.

Production Method
Barrel-fermented with indigenous yeasts, malolactic conversion; aged about 12 months in ~30% new French oak, lightly fined and filtered before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, founded 1985 and run by Céline Fontaine since 2007, manages ~12 ha in Chassagne-Montrachet including several Premiers and Grand Crus; traditional, low-intervention Burgundian methods.