Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard

Type
White Wine
Appellation
Chassagne-Montrachet
Variety
Chardonnay
Fontaine-Gagnard makes pitch-perfect wines from Chassagne that show exactly why this terroir is so famous around the world. The 6 plots are spread over the entire appellation. Their assembly offers a fatty, fruity wine, complex at the end.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
En Journoblot, LaBergerie, Les VoillenotsDessus, Voillenot Dessous,Masures, Les Essarts, PotBois
Soil type
Brown clay-limestone
Vine agePlanted between 1960 and 1989
Vineyard size1,68 ha
PruningGuyot
ExpositionSoutheast
Altitude220-325m
Vinification
Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels during 10-15 days, 100% native yeasts.
Elevage11 months in barrels
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringFined (casein and bentonite) and slightly filtered before bottling