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2004 Fontaine-Gagnard Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, 1.5ltr

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July 2, 2023 - $510

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RATINGS

93Stephen Tanzer

Highly complex aromas of pear, iodine, smoky oak, botanical herbs and sea shell. Ripe, dense and intensely flavored but light on its feet, with pear and apple fruit complicated by spice and a metallic minerality. Very tactile, sweet...

93Burghound.com

...unusually pure, elegant and transparent and while this is certainly bigger, richer and more powerful than any of the preceding wines, there is both subtlety and sophistication here...

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet, Criots-Batard-Montrachet

Criots-Batard-Montrachet is a 3.87-acre Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyard just to the south of Batard-Montrachet, in the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation of Burgundy. The largest landholders are Roger Belland, 1.5 acres; Charles Bonnefoy, .5 acre; and Richard Fontaine-Gagnard, .7 acre.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Grand Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.