Chassagne Montrachet

From seven or more little parcels around the bottom of the village under Morgeot. Fresh and juicy with a lovely thread of salinity as well as good volume.

This Chassagne cuvée comes from 3 parcels of vines that have been in the family for years. Including Meix Godards and Les Blanchots Dessus. They are all on edge of Criots or 1er Cru sites. Coming from higher plots...(read more)

Vines for this sit just below La Maltroie. 10-70yo vines. There's more clay in the soil so the wine is a bit fuller, broader, richer than the village wine. There's more complexity. More phenolic grip. Worth the extra for...(read more)

Not tasted during our visit.

High acidity from this plot due to high proportion of old vines. Bottled a week before tasting.
Great intensity, wonderful expression of ripe pears and greengage fruit. Beautiful refreshing acidity. Great salty li...(read more)

Mainly Petit Clos and some Fairendes. Cooler area, more clay with some marl.
Richer again, but with more of a citrus expression to the fruit. Confit lemons, cooked rind. Gentle sweet spice. Lovely bead of acidity...(read more)

Below Grandes Ruchottes. Vinified separately to Morgeot when they can.
More peppy, zippy acidity, but great rich broadness to the fruit. Yellow plums, mirabelles, confit lemon again. Gorgeous balance, very appetising.

Henri Germain's Morgeot, a plot in Chassagne which is usually quite forward, was quite reticent from the barrel. That said, so was the 2020 and that is drinking very well now. If you want textbook Chassagne, which can be...(read more)

Vide Bourse sits just below Batard Montrachet. 60-80yo vines. It's one of the finest terroirs in Chassagne. This is quite restrained on the nose. It's not giving a huge amount away (not too dissimilar to JM Boillot's Bat...(read more)