Fontaine Gagnard Chass Montrachet 1er la Romanee 2022

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Fontaine Gagnard
Label Name:
 
Chass Montrachet 1er la Romanee
Vintage:
 
2022
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
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).