Blain-Gagnard Clos Saint-Jean

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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.

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Acclaim
“Lush and viscous, yet seamlessly balanced by lively acidity, this white should bring a lot of pleasure, featuring peach, butter pastry, toasted vanilla and hazelnut flavors. Harmonious and long, with all the elements melding on the long aftertaste.”
— Wine Spectator, Dec 2019
“From Rebichets. A relatively pungent nose reflects notes of lemon rind, quine, resin, apple and pretty floral-suffused aromas. There is excellent volume to the attractively textured and notably more concentrated middle weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the balanced, clean and dry finish. This too is really quite good and a wine that should age well.”
— Burghound, Jun 2019
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Clos Saint-Jean
Vineyard size
< 1 acres
Soil composition
Clay and limestone, “terres rouges” with a lot of small pebbles
Average Vine Age:
20 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Chardonnay
Fermentation container:
Barrels
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
11 months
Total SO2
77
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
13.2 %
Total SO2
77
Residual sugar:
0.4 g/L
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Wine Production

Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint-Jean 1er Cru is located above the village of Chassagne and just beneath a large limestone quarry making for a charming vineyard with a good view of the village below. This was once an important source for red wine but today Pinot Noir accounts for only a small portion of the vineyard.

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About the Vineyard

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”).

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