• Jean-Noël Gagnard

    • Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc Les Chaumes

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.29 ha (0.72 ac)
    • Variety: Chardonnay
    • Vine Age: Average of 50 years (as of 2022)
    • Terroir: From both the upper and lower sections of the vineyard, gentle slope, southeast-facing, shallow clay soil.
    • Viticulture: Organic (Ecocert, 2014), biodynamic methods
    • Vinification: Sorted, pressed and settled for 24-48 hours. Ambient yeast primary and malolactic fermentation in used barrels at 18°C. Racked to the cellar underground to age 18 months on the lees in barrels (33% new). Fined with casein and lightly filtered when necessary.

    Additional Info

    This appellation lies along the south border of the vast Morgeot territory, running along the lane which separates it from La Boudriotte 1er Cru. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir both grow here. In the Village appellation, red wine production is far greater in Chassagne-Montrachet with around 100 hectares of red vines as opposed to roughly 60 hectares for white vines.

    Grapes for this wine come from two similar plots: one parcel is in the upper part of the appellation (just under the road to Santenay) and the other on the lower part.

    Approximately 200 cases of this cuvée are made each year.