Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru 'La Boudriotte', Domaine Fontaine Gagnard, 2024
Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru 'La Boudriotte', Domaine Fontaine Gagnard, 2024
- White Still
- 75.0cl
- 13.5%
- Organic
- Chardonnay
Situated in the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet, Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard has built a reputation for producing wines of precision and finesse, with an emphasis on expressing the unique character of each vineyard. La Boudriotte is one of the appellation's most highly regarded Premier Cru sites, celebrated for producing wines that combine richness with striking mineral tension.
The 2024 vintage has yielded whites of exceptional freshness and purity, and this Premier Cru is no exception. Aromas of white peach, citrus blossom and ripe pear are layered with notes of hazelnut, fresh butter and a hint of flint. The palate is concentrated yet beautifully poised, with vibrant acidity carrying flavours of orchard fruit, lemon curd and subtle oak through to a long, saline finish. Elegant now, it will continue to gain complexity over the next 10–15 years.
An outstanding partner for butter-poached lobster, turbot, roast chicken with morels or creamy mushroom risotto, this is a classic white Burgundy that captures the balance and refinement of a superb Premier Cru vineyard.
- ❖ ABV: 13.5%
Grapes
Chardonnay
Vintage report
The 2024 growing season in Burgundy was, frankly, a test of nerve. A wet spring brought significant mildew pressure, and vignerons who stayed sharp in the vineyard — working fast, keeping canopies open, reducing yields where necessary — came out the other side with something worth talking about. Summer brought warmer, drier conditions that helped the fruit recover composure, and harvest arrived broadly on the later side, with growers picking carefully to find phenolic ripeness without sacrificing freshness. Quantity was down across much of the Côte, which concentrates minds as much as it concentrates wine.
What emerged is a vintage that rewards those who put the work in. The Pinots we have tasted carry real precision and translucency — not because they are light, but because the acidity is lively and the fruit unforced. Chardonnays from the Côte de Beaune look particularly promising: taut, mineral, with genuine length. This is not a vintage to panic-open. Most village and premier cru reds want three to five years at minimum, with the better appellations drinking well until 2035 and beyond. The whites are more approachable now, though the best will reward patience too.
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