Domain Hubert Lamy Criots Batard Montrachet 2010
The 2010 Domaine Hubert Lamy Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is a white Grand Cru Burgundy wine from the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation. This single-parcel cuvée of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is crafted exclusively from Chardonnay. The Wine Advocate awards it 94/100 and describes a graceful, restrained white wine marked by floral expressions, subtle honeyed nuances, and fruit of great precision. The publication indicated an expected maturity starting from 2014.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Hubert Lamy
- Parcelle / Cru
- Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
- Millésime
- 2010
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Hubert Lamy
Domaine Hubert Lamy is a family-run estate based in Saint-Aubin, in the Côte de Beaune. Run by Olivier Lamy and his wife Karine, it cultivates 18.5 hectares spread across Saint-Aubin, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. Chardonnay accounts for around 80 per cent of its production, and the plots are vinified and matured separately.
- Owner
- Karine et Olivier Lamy
- Maître de chais
- Olivier Lamy
- Surface (ha)
- 18.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 100 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Lamy family has been established in the Saint-Aubin vineyards since 1640. Hubert Lamy founded the estate under his own name in 1973. In the 1990s, the estate expanded through the purchase, lease and planting of new plots. Some of the vines were then replanted with Chardonnay in areas considered more favourable to this grape variety. Olivier Lamy joined the family estate in 1995, after studying oenology and gaining experience at other estates. He now runs the estate with his wife Karine, who is responsible for management, marketing and accounts. The vineyard now covers 18.5 hectares, mainly in Saint-Aubin, with plots also located in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. Olivier Lamy oversees the vineyard work and winemaking, with each plot being vinified and then matured separately. Both the white and red wines are bottled after 24 months’ ageing, depending on the estate’s website.
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
A very small climat in the Côte de Beaune, exclusively located in Chassagne-Montrachet. It forms the production area for the AOC Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, reserved for white wines made exclusively from Chardonnay. Its productive surface area was 1.57 ha in 2022.
- Vineyard commune
- Chassagne-Montrachet
- Origin of the vineyard name
- Origin not established with certainty. A local tradition mentions the patois pun "a crio l'Bâtard" ("he's crying, the bastard"), but this explanation is legendary.
- Exposure
- south
- Altitude
- 240–250 m
- Slope
- gentle slope with a slight incline
- Soil
- Thin layer of clayey colluvium rich in limestone pebbles
- Subsoil and geology
- Flagstone limestone from the Middle Jurassic, Callovian stage
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.050000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2014
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner since 2014, after farming under a leasehold agreement since 1955
- Indicative vine age
- Original vines planted in 1975, then replanted at high density starting in 2001.
Histoire de la parcelle
The Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet appellation was initially recognized by decree on June 13, 1939. The delimited parcel area was approved by the INAO on June 14 and 15, 1988. The BIVB identifies "Les Criots" as the sole climat of this appellation.
