Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Boudriotte Blanc, Burgundy
Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Boudriotte Blanc, Burgundy
An introduction to Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Boudriotte Blanc, Burgundy
La Boudriotte is a Premier Cru climat in Chassagne-Montrachet situated on the grounds of the Morgeot Abbey and is technically a subsection of Morgeot. The vineyard itself is made up of six individual lieux-dits, all of which may also be bottled as Morgeot Premier Cru. The vineyard lies on a gentle slope with a terroir of gravel, clay, and limestone, and the domaine’s vines here were planted between 1932 and 1969.
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Understanding Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Boudriotte Blanc, Burgundy
This fine Chardonnay has spent eleven months in oak barrels with up to 30% new Allier oak, undergoing weekly battonage for the first few months, and longer still in some vintages. Its pleasing bouquet delivers yellow apple, lemon and minerals, as well as some vanilla and toast from the oak influence. The palate melds concentrated fruit with oak-driven spicy notes, and its crisp acidity offers balance to the linear palate, which ends bracingly. The wine has been scored highly by major critics, with Jasper Morris admiring its tightly wound mouthfeel, length, and ageability.