Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Vergers, Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, 2021

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is new to our offering this year and what a year to bring them in. This Domaine that covers a huge range of villages specialize in whites and over the past decade have raised their stock exponentially. With high acclaim from the 2014 and 2017 vintages, the 2020 has once again suited their style. The wines have a clear purity and minerality as well as a lovely weight and richness of fruit. The focus and precision is what makes them really stand out and with Celine Fontaine and her husband Fred Robert (formerly of Armand Rousseau) at the helm, you best keep a close eye on how high this Domaine will climb!
17pts Andy Howard MW, JancisRobinson.com
Exposed hillside with thin chalky soils, this was saved from devastation by the widespread use of candles, with only a third of the crop lost. Cask sample. Understated, quiet Chassagne premier cru which needs time to blossom. But all the components are there – purity of fruit, a raciness and concentration which augurs well for the future. Ripe yet rich, cool and refined. Fine.