2004 Michel Bouzereau & Fils Puligny-Montrachet Les Champs-Gains

Michel Bouzereau et Fils in Meursault has been in the Bouzereau family for seven generations. Michel ran the estate until the mid-1990s, when his son Jean-Baptiste joined the family venture full-time. Today Jean-Baptiste is in charge and the estate has grown to 27 acres with parcels in Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Pommard, Volnay and Beaune. Most of the wines are Premier Cru and 85% are white. Grapes are harvested by hand.

Les Champ Gain is a 32-Acre acre Premier Cru vineyard in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation of Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune. It is up the slope and west of many of the appellation’s Premier Cru vineyards, and in fact wasn’t farmed as a vineyard until the mid-20th century, when the land was cleared of rocks and scrub. The elevation is 300 to 380 meters.

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.