Description

White Wine: 2018 | Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard | Caillerets

The elegance of Les Caillerets lies in the balance between the minerality from the upper part of the plot, and the richness of its lower part, creating spicy hints on the nose.

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Producer: Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard

Ratings: WA | 92 VN | 93

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

The elegance of Les Caillerets lies in the balance between the minerality from the upper part of the plot, and the richness of its lower part, creating spicy hints on the nose.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets marries notes of citrus oil and white flowers with aromas of pear and peach. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and fleshy, it reveals fine depth at the core and promising chalky grip to balance its mid-palate fat.

• Vinous: The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru, the first vineyard to be picked, has a crisp, stony, pressed-flower-scented bouquet that is quite Puligny in style. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity, impressive nervosit and great persistence on the sapid finish. This comes recommended. Excellent.

Producer Information

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is a wine estate in Chassagne-Montrachet particularly known for its Chardonnay wines. It was founded in 1985 by Laurence Gagnard and her husband Richard Fontaine after Laurence inherited part of Domaine Gagnard-Delagrange. The estate, which is run by Laurence and Richard’s daughter, Cline Fontaine, has around 12 hectares (30 acres) of vineyards, most of which are located in Chassagne-Montrachet, across a number of premiers crus. They also boast small holdings in the Le Montrachet, Btard-Montrachet and Criots-Batard-Montrachet grands crus. There are also small parcels in Volnay (Clos des Chnes) and Pommard (Les Rugiens), and plots classified as Bourgogne rouge and Bourgogne blanc. In total, there are 22 different appellations within the range. Two-thirds of production is devoted to white wine, one-third to red. Winemaking methods are traditional with hand-picking and natural yeasts. Wines are aged in oak barrels, with zero to 30 percent new wood, depending on the appellation, and undergo light fining and filtration before bottling. White wines are bottled after one year in barrel, red wines spend up to 18 months in oak.