Type

White Wine

Appellation

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

Variety

Chardonnay

This wine's name comes from a Roman house or farm that existed in the middle ages. There was also a Roman path that went near the area. Fruit comes from the estate's highest elevation parcel and produces very small berries, which creates an elegant wine with more floral notes and an exceptionally long length on the palate.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

'La Romanée'

Soil type

Clay-Limestone, rich in fossils, very light and few stones, very steep

Vineyard size0.35 ha

PruningGuyot

ExpositionEast

Altitude220-325m

Vinification

Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels for 10-15 days with native yeasts

Elevage11 months in new and used barrels (1/3 new oak, 1/3 2 years, 1/3 3 years)

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringFined (casein and bentonite) and slightly filtered before bottling

More about
the producer

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard

Founded in 1985

12 hectares

If terroir is key in Burgundy, the Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is ready to unlock every door in Chassagne-Montrachet. In their hometown alone, the domaine produces wine from three Grand Crus and twelve different premier crus, including such mythic parcels as Le Montrachet, Les Caillerets, and La Romanée. Since 2007, the domaine has been ably guided by Céline Fontaine, who combines a youthful energy and touch with the Burgundian tradition established by her parents, and crafts archetypal examples of some of the greatest climats in the world.

The Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard was created in 1985 by Laurence Gagnard from the Gagnard family in Chassagne, and Richard Fontaine, who had served as an air force mechanic before establishing the new domaine with his wife. The original four...