Domaine Fontaine Gagnard Criots-Batard-Montrachet 2024 Region_Valais blood orange

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Polaner Selections has consistently described this as one of the raciest and most mineral examples of Bâtard in Chassagne

Today the eighth generation continues the work: sisters Anne and Marie Guégniard took over the estate together in 2018

Score references: James Suckling 96–97

Domaine Fontaine Gagnard Criots-Batard-Montrachet 2024 Region_Valais blood orangeThe Land Criots Btard Montrachet is the smallest grand cru on the Cte de Beaune at approximately 1. 57 hectares, tiny even by the compact standards of the Cte d'Or. The vineyard sits at the base of the grand cru slope in Chassagne Montrachet, just below Btard Montrachet, at roughly 240 to 260 meters elevation. The soils carry all the hallmarks of the grand cru belt: deep brown limestone with chalky marl, excellent drainage, and a southeast orientation