Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Batard Montrachet 1990 Bouteille (75cl) ELA
The 1990 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet is a white Burgundy wine produced in Puligny-Montrachet and classified as a Grand Cru. Made from 100% Chardonnay, it originates from the Bâtard-Montrachet lieu-dit. The cuvée is crafted from parcels totaling 43.11 ares, planted between 1930 and 1986 on Callovian oolitic limestones enriched with clay and silt. The estate describes this Grand Cru as structured in its youth, evolving toward buttery, honeyed, and dried-fruit notes with a pronounced minerality.
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 Fontaine-Gagnard
- Parcelle / Cru
- Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet)
- Millésime
- 1990
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard
The Fontaine-Gagnard estate is a 12-hectare family-run vineyard based in Chassagne-Montrachet, in the Côte de Beaune. Founded in 1985 by Laurence Gagnard and Richard Fontaine, it comprises mainly vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet, supplemented by a few plots in Volnay and Pommard. The estate produces, in particular, wines from the Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Crus and the Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grands Crus.
- Owner
- Famille Fontaine-Gagnard
- Maître de chais
- Céline Fontaine
- Surface (ha)
- 12.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Fontaine-Gagnard estate was founded in 1985 in Chassagne-Montrachet by Laurence Gagnard and her husband Richard Fontaine. Laurence is the daughter of Jacques and Marie-Josèphe Gagnard, who come from a family with a long history in local winegrowing. The estate was established using the family’s vineyards. Its vineyard now covers 12 hectares, mainly in Chassagne-Montrachet, with plots also in Volnay and Pommard. Céline Fontaine joined the business in 2007. Frédéric Robert joined her in 2018 and learnt about vineyard work and winemaking at the estate. Céline Fontaine now runs the estate and oversees the winemaking process. The operating company is currently managed by Laurence Gagnard and Céline Fontaine.
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)
- 0.431000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Vines planted between 1930 and 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.
