Blain-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte

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Wine Description

Domaine Blain-Gagnard was formed in 1980 when Jean-Marc Blain married Claudine Gagnard, youngest daughter of Jacques and Marie-Josèphe Gagnard of Domaine Gagnard-Delagrange. The couple runs this venerable domaine with the help of their son Marc-Antonin. They now control 20.5 acres of vines in Chassagne-Montrachet, including holdings in three grands crus: Le Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet.

Chassagne-Montrachet lies towards the southern end of the Côte de Beaune and is famous for its white wines, although half of its total plantings are in red. In addition to the Grand Crus, Blain-Gagnard’s holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet include two red premier crus and four white premier crus along with small holdings in Volnay and Pommard. The vineyards are farmed by lutte raisonée (“reasoned struggle”).

Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte 1er Cru is located on the grounds of the Morgeot Abbey and is technically a subsection of Morgeot. Boudriotte itself is made up of six individual lieux-dits, all of which may also be bottled as Morgeot 1er Cru.  The vineyard lies on a gentle slope of gravel, clay, and limestone, from vines planted between 1932 and 1969.

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Acclaim
“This generous expression offers ample signature flint and stone aromas that encapsulates ripe citrus, apricot, acacia honey and almonds. There’s a fine vein of vanilla that harmoniously weaves these notes together. The palate is refined with good texture and balance, making it a wine difficult to resist even in its youth.” — Wine Enthusiast, Aug 2024
“Nuances of smoky reduction don’t completely mask the aromas of pear essence though even so, I would suggest a quick aeration that it would be beneficial. There is better volume if a bit less refinement to the medium-bodied flavors that deliver excellent length on the clean, dry and delicious finale. This is a wine that needs at least a few years to settle down and better harmonize though once it does, it should be lovely.”
— Burghound, Jul 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Calcareous, Clay, and Gravel
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Chardonnay
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Total SO2
80
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.10
Acidity:
6.6 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
21.6 g/L
Total SO2
80
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L