Domaine Blain-Gagnard Batard Montrachet 1995 Bouteille (75cl) ELA
The 1995 Domaine Blain-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet is a white Burgundy wine from the Bâtard-Montrachet climat within the Puligny-Montrachet appellation, classified as Grand Cru. Made exclusively from Chardonnay, it comes from an estate founded in 1980 by Jean-Marc Blain and Claudine Gagnard, with holdings notably in the Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet appellations.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Slightly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Blain Gagnard
- Parcelle / Cru
- Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet)
- Millésime
- 1995
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Blain Gagnard
The Blain-Gagnard estate is a family-run business based in Chassagne-Montrachet, in the Côte de Beaune. Founded in 1980 by Claudine Gagnard and Jean-Marc Blain, it cultivates 8 hectares of vineyards spread across Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Volnay and Pommard. Its vineyard comprises plots in village, premier cru and grand cru appellations.
- Owner
- Jean-Marc Blain et Claudine Gagnard
- Maître de chais
- Jean-Marc Blain
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 40 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Blain-Gagnard estate was founded in 1980 following the marriage of Claudine Gagnard, originally from Chassagne-Montrachet, and Jean-Marc Blain, from the Sancerre wine region. The two founders met whilst studying oenology in Dijon. Claudine Gagnard is the daughter of Jacques and Marie-Josèphe Gagnard, who founded the Gagnard-Delagrange estate. A significant proportion of the Blain-Gagnard vineyard comes from family inheritance on the Gagnard side, supplemented by a few acquisitions. The family traces its winemaking history in Chassagne-Montrachet back to 1683. The estate currently cultivates 8 hectares of white and red grape varieties, notably within the Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Volnay and Pommard appellations. Jean-Marc and Claudine Blain are the current co-managers and owners. Jean-Marc Blain is responsible for winemaking, whilst their son Marc-Antonin helps out with the estate’s operations.
Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet)
Bâtard-Montrachet is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically demarcated climat, shared between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. It occupies the lower part of the slope, exposed mainly to the east and south-east, at around 240 to 250 metres of altitude. Its brown limestone soils are thicker and more clayey towards the foothill, with clay colluvium relatively poor in stones. The substrate consists mainly of platy limestones from the Middle Jurassic, attributed to the Callovian.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet et Chassagne-Montrachet
- Exposure
- east to south-east, with a southern component
- Altitude
- 240–250 m
- Soil
- Relatively thick and clayey brown limestone soils; clay colluvium with few stones.
- Subsoil and geology
- Platy limestones from the Middle Jurassic, mainly Callovian.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.445000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Three parcels totaling 1.1 acres; one-third replanted in 2019, with the other two comprising plantings from 1939 to 1986.
Histoire de la parcelle
The "Bâtard" climat was already distinguished from Montrachet in the 18th century, although its wines were long assimilated with those of Montrachet. A 1921 judgment consecrated the use of the name "Bâtard-Montrachet" and the local hierarchy of grand crus. The AOC was recognized by the decree of 31 July 1937; its plot area was initially demarcated in 1939, then approved by the INAO in 1988 for Chassagne-Montrachet and in 1989 for Puligny-Montrachet.
