Domain La Pousse Or Chevalier Montrachet 2019 Bottle (75cl)
Domaine de la Pousse d’Or Chevalier-Montrachet 2019 is a white Burgundy wine from Puligny-Montrachet, classified as a Grand Cru de Bourgogne. This cuvée comes from the Chevalier-Montrachet parcel and is made from Chardonnay. The estate practices biodynamic viticulture and vinifies its white wines gently and at length, followed by ageing on the lees. Chevalier-Montrachet is one of the estate's seven Grands Crus.
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
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine de la Pousse d'Or
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chevalier-Montrachet
- Millésime
- 2019
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine de la Pousse d'Or
The Domaine de la Pousse d’Or is based in Volnay, in the Côte-d’Or, between Pommard and Meursault. It cultivates around 17 hectares spread across the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits, including several Premiers Crus and Grands Crus as well as three monopoles in Volnay. The estate is owned by Patrick Landanger, whilst his son Benoît is in charge of its management and winemaking.
- Owner
- Patrick Landanger
- Maître de chais
- Benoît Landanger
- Surface (ha)
- 17.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 90 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The buildings at Domaine de la Pousse d’Or date back to the 16th century and were remodelled in the 17th century. The history of the estate is accurately documented from the time of the French Revolution onwards. At that time, the vineyard situated in front of the estate bore the name of its owner, Pierre Clément Daudignac. Patrick Landanger acquired the estate in 1997 and invested in the vineyard, the winemaking facilities and the ageing cellars. His son Benoît joined him in 2013 to help with the winemaking. In 2018, Benoît Landanger took over the day-to-day management of the estate. The vineyard is now managed using biodynamic methods, and the wines are aged on the lees for up to 18 months.
Chevalier-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited terroir in Puligny-Montrachet, reserved for white wines. It occupies an east- and southeast-facing slope in the heart of the hillside, between 260 and 300 meters in altitude according to the official specifications. Its lean, stony, well-draining, and low-fertility soils rest primarily on highly fragmented Bathonian limestone known as "calcaire de Chassagne"; a marly layer at the summit locally supports slightly richer soils. Historical shaping of the site is evidenced by ancient stone clearance, murgers (stone heaps), and dry-stone retaining walls.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Exposure
- East to southeast
- Altitude
- 260–300 m
- Soil
- Lean, very stony, well-draining, and low-fertility soils; slightly richer soils on the upper marly layer.
- Subsoil and geology
- Middle Jurassic formations, Bathonian stage; highly fragmented limestones, primarily "calcaire de Chassagne", with a small layer of marl at the summit.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.204000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2017
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Montrachet is documented as early as the 13th century in the form "Mont Rachaz"; the official heritage source interprets it as a "bald mount" (mont pelé), in reference to its stunted vegetation. In the 18th century, the wines of the Chevalier climat were still frequently assimilated with those of Montrachet, although Courtépée already distinguished true Montrachet, Chevalier, and Bâtard. A 1921 court ruling reserved the name Montrachet to Vrai Montrachet while acknowledging the customary use of Chevalier-Montrachet. The Chevalier-Montrachet AOC was recognized in 1937, and its vineyard area was subsequently adjusted in 1939 through the integration of plots from the neighboring lieu-dit Le Cailleret; the current delimitation was approved by the INAO in September 1989.
