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Manage Subscriptions2006 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Community Tasting Notes 11
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Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 points
January 27, 2023 - Had a flight of Chassagne Montrachet of 15 different wine across different vintages and wine maker. Interesting to note that for a group of 8 people, most couldn’t have guess the wine maker, all rather most got it wrong. The WOTN or favorite are quite similar representing the quality of the wine maker. And price point of bottle vis a vis the quality is inequitable.
2020 Bruno Colin Chassagne Montrachet 1er En Cailleret 92
Medium nose intensity with notes of green apple. Medium+ acidity and medium+ length.
2018 Vincent Dancer Chassagne Montrachet 1er Tete Du Clos 95
Pronounced nose intensity with notes, mineral, grapefruit. High acidity and long finish
2018 Lamy Caillat Chassagne Montrachet 1er La Grande Montagne 93
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of ripe red apple, toast, mineral, lemon grapefruit. High acidity and long finish
2018 Caroline Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Les Champs Gains 96
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of ripe red apple, toast, mineral, grapefruit. High acidity and long finish. Opulent nose.
2018 Pierre Yves Colin Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er La Maltroie 94
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of grapefruit, lemon, mineral. Still youthful. Sharp acidity
2013 Hubert Lamy Chassagne Montrachet 1er Les Chaumees 94
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of grapefruit, lemon. High acidity.
2013 Coffinet Duvernay Chassagne Montrachet 1er Les Blanchots Dessus 93
Medium+ pronunciation with notes of toast, green apple. Balanced. Drinking well. Medium+ acidity and medium length
2007 Pierre Yves Colin Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Les Caillerets 95
Pronounced nose pronunciation with notes of ripe green apple, balanced, fresh. Medium+ acidity and long finish
2007 Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Boudriotte 94
Pronounced nose with ripe green apple, ripe lemon, wheat. High acidity and long finish
2006 Joseph Drouhin Chassagne Montrachet 1er Marquis de Laguiche 94
Medium+ nose intensity with notes of wheat, red apple, toast. High acidity and long finish
2006 Fontaine Gagnard Criots Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 96
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of ripe red apple, toast. Medium+ acidity and long finish
2018 Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Rouge 94
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of flora, violet, cooked red fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is integrated and smooth
2018 Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Clos de la Boudriotte Rouge 93
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of flora, red fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin but tannin is integrated and velvety.
1996 Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Chaumees 96
Pronounced nose with notes of chestnut, Chrysanthemum tea, toast. High acidity and long finish.
2010 Michael Niellon Chassagne Montrachet 1er Les Chenevottes 95
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of chestnut, toast, cooked green apple. High acidity. Long finish.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Rani Likes this wine: 91 points
October 11, 2022 - Tasted blind. I didn’t recognize it as a Chardonnay - it was very dry on the one hand, but fat and oily which drew me to the Loire. Still, ot was well rounded and balanced, I enjoyed it and was surprised when revealed - not the oak-laden wines I’ve seen from this producer to date. Interesting.
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Aravind Asok wrote:
May 10, 2020 - Even better than my last bottle. This is showing so well now. On the nose: lemon custard, passion fruit, some honey, marzipan, a touch of smoke, and positively dripping with stony notes. On the palate, the density is amazing: fantastic acidity, loads of stone and lemon, some pepper, passion fruit...honeyed texture, but so rich and vibrant. The finish goes on forever. Happy Mother's day!
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Goldstone Likes this wine: 93 points
February 18, 2020 - 'No Masks' Hong Kong Dinner (Table, 8th Floor, The Pemberton, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong): Nicely gold colour but still freshly jewelled. Nose is too cold but definitely a youthful bottle. Palate has an immediately gorgeous light honeysuckle and acacia honey character with a little bit of lemon and vanilla creme brulee. Really good deceptive length. Resonant and rich. Drop dead gorgeous. Quite feminine for a Criots-BM. The best bottle from my case so far. So fresh and vibrant. It had improved when drank again at the end of the meal 3 -4 hours later but hadn't basically changed character. I scored it mid-point.
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Aravind Asok wrote:
November 28, 2019 - Just lovely, and barely hitting peak if this bottle is any indication. Honeysuckle, a touch of vanilla, lemon peel. Fantastic acidity, struck match, sweet match, excellent density. Wow, stunning.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type White
- Producer Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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- In Cellars 62 (47%)
- Consumed 69 (53%)
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