Type

White Wine

Appellation

Criots-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru

Variety

Chardonnay

Criots was named in 1919 because the owner wanted to give a new name to his south-facing, warmer parcel than Bâtard. The wine is shows a more elegant, charming style and is ready to drink sooner than the other Grand Crus. It is the only Grand Cru entirely located in Chassagne, and is the smallest white Grand Cru in Burgundy.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

'Les Criots'

Soil type

Clay-Limestone, steeper, rockier, and sunnier than Bâtard

Vine agePlanted between 1930 and 1979

Vineyard size0.33 ha

PruningGuyot

ExpositionSoutheast

Altitude250m

Vinification

Temperature-controlled fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel

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...