White Wine: 2015 | Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard | Chassagne-Montrachet

The 2015 Clos des Mures from Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is very pretty and more discreet and reserved in personality than the first few premier crus. The bouquet offers up a youthful blend of apple, pear, citrus blossoms, beeswax, a good base of soil and a touch of vanillin oak

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Producer: Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard

Ratings: WA | 91 JG | 93

Vintage: 2015

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Cote de Beaune

The 2015 Clos des Mures from Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is very pretty and more discreet and reserved in personality than the first few premier crus. The bouquet offers up a youthful blend of apple, pear, citrus blossoms, beeswax, a good base of soil and a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and tightly-knit out of the blocks, with a good core, great backend length and energy and a complex, very promising finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2015 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Clos des Mures, a monopole of the domaine, is more austere on the nose than the other crus, though there is just a touch of anise developing with time that lends a soupon of exoticism. The palate is medium-bodied with fine delineation. There is palpable energy here, fanning out gently with a spiciness developing on the finish. One of best wines that I have tasted from this vineyard, this comes highly recommended.

• Decanter: The Clos des Mures is an enclave within the climat of Clos St-Jean, just behind the village church. Notes of lime blossom, green orchard fruit and a touch of subtle smokiness are followed by a pure, focussed palate with lovely intensity and energy.

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.