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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 6/1/2023 & rated 92 points: A slightly golden hue but zero signs of pre mox here. The nose was quite subdued upon opening but this just got better and better with air and also as it got to room temperature. With time, lots of lovely almonds and honey. A big palate and fills the mouth. A great amount of acidity for a 2013. If I was to open another bottle tomorrow I would let it air. I was pleased with this one. (419 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 10/29/2022 & rated 92 points: (Blind tasting)
Deep, yellow-orange color (warning sign!)
Not premoxed, but too advanced for its age...
Mature nose with pear and apricot compot. Modelling clay and vanilla. Gently oaky. Almost honey and some hints of wet stone.
Fullish, mature palate that is a bit too advanced. Fat and spicy. Licorice, apricot compot, cinnamon and pine apple. Too four-square, but concentration is there in spades.
Our tasting group don't buy any more Grand Cru from Fontaine-Gagnard, that's too risky. Their 1er Cru's we buy on release and drink up immediately. Font-Gagn are simply too high on the Premox Risk Scale. (483 views) | | | Tasted by jmoore431 on 4/19/2021 & rated 92 points: Tasted blind: intense nose of hi-toned citrus, reductive gunflint notes and moss; good acidity and dry extract but oddly seemed to be holding something back; probably in an awkward phase, will likely benefit from a few more years aging. (1092 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier94 on 4/19/2021 & rated 94 points: Full-bodied and immediate aromas and flavors but showing some reductive funk that seems less apparent with warmth and air time. Lemon custard, wet green herbs, minty spearmint, fern with Smokey, flinty kind of minerality and honeyed flowers. A bit shrill even and underdeveloped but this does show tons of intensity. 94. (1241 views) | | | Tasted by Racer117 on 1/17/2021 & rated 94 points: This poured out a reassuringly light gold color. This needed some time to peak. When it did, it was a delicate and elegant wine. Shy nose of hazelnut, citrus, orange rind; Light to med. body with moderate acidity and flavors of hazelnut, ginger, bitter citrus, and prominent minerality. I paired this with lobster tails but I think this wine would be better off on its own or with something very light. (1052 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 3/31/2017: Opened last night. Yellow. Attractive nose-flowers and citrus peel. Less oak, significantly more lively than the Sauzet with bitter orange flavors, better acidity, and finishing minerality. Very good. (2324 views) | | | Tasted by bevetroppo on 4/15/2016 & rated 94 points: Note entirely from memory a week after drinking. I haven't been able to get this out of my mind for a whole week, it's positively haunting me and won't leave me alone. I'm sure many would argue that I robbed the cradle, that it's only going to get better etc but let me tell you that I fear prem-ox only slightly less than I fear the Walking Dead, and refuse to buy any white burgundy older than 2006 regardless of the untold ecstasy I may be foregoing. If I'm spending upward of $75 on a bottle of white Burgundy, I'm going to drink it young just to increase my chances of a successful outcome. Your mileage, risk tolerance and pocketbook may vary.
In the absence of any secondary characteristics, this was absolutely stunning. Certainly not closed in any perceptible way. It presented itself in what I would describe, given I took no notes and am writing this a week later, as an entirely seamless experience, chardonnay doing what it was born to do, rich but restrained, yellow fruit-driven but totally on point, perfectly framed by subtle and entirely complementary notes of butter and vanilla. You could take your pick and savor it drop by drop or slug it back like a jello shot, you would be equally rewarded by waves of pleasure. I refuse to apologize for drinking it too young under the circumstances. I paid around $125 for it and it's one of those times when you ask yourself, how can 25-odd oz of grape juice be worth that much, but then it seems like a bargain compared to a Broadway play or a concert ticket, which provide one or another form of sensory enjoyment and last maybe about the same amount of time, but here the alcohol is included. (2523 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 12/24/2015 & rated 92 points: Nose of sweet, rich fruit, hints of wet shale, lemon ring, beeswax, and citrus, more of the same on the palate, very tasty, subdued fruit suggests it needs 3 years cellar time to peak, medium/big body, long, lovely finish. (1665 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 4/6/2015: So much exotic fruit greets you on the nose. You get rockmelon, paw paw, pineapple and guava. There's a suggestion of anise and some vanilla as well. It is full and fruity in the mouth with good shape and volume and a kiss of minerality punctuating the long finish. (2114 views) |
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Vinous, Vinous Table: Côte, Guildford, UK (Mar 2023) (3/1/2023)
(Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Jun-15, Issue #59
(Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/6/2015)
(Dom Fontaine-Gagnard, Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2014, Issue #54, Une Belle Surprise: The Good to Truly Exceptional 2013 Burgundy Vintage
(Bâtard-Montrachet- Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, September/October 2014, IWC Issue #176
(Domaine Fontaine-gagnard Batard-montrachet) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Exporter (GOOD source of info)Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne)
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