• Jean-Noël Gagnard

    • Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 1er Cru La Boudriotte

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.48 ha (1.19 ac)
    • Variety: Chardonnay
    • Terroir: A lieux-dit in Morgeot, southeast-facing, on the lower part of the slope, average of 240m altitude, with shallow, compact, 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

    The many lieux-dit wines from the Morgeot appellation can be sold under their smaller appellation as long as the conditions of independent harvesting and vinification are met. If not, they are sold under the Morgeot appellation. Before 2001, Gagnard produced a Morgeot appellation wine that was a blend of grapes from Petit Clos and Chaume (also called La Boudriotte). Since 2002 the grapes from these two lieux-dits have been harvested and vinified separately, thus creating this wine labeled as Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte, which comes from the northern section of the larger appellation.

    Approximately 300 cases are produced annually.