Domaine Blain-GagnardCriots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
The Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru of the Domaine Blain-Gagnard is in the top 60 of wines of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru.
Taste structure of the Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru from the Domaine Blain-Gagnard
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru of Domaine Blain-Gagnard in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru of Domaine Blain-Gagnard in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or honey.
Food and wine pairings with Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
The Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru of Domaine Blain-Gagnard matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with mussels, tuna and goat cheese pie or pageot.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Blain-Gagnard's Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru from Domaine Blain-Gagnard are 2015, 2008, 2011, 2009 and 2014.
Informations about the Domaine Blain-Gagnard
The Domaine Blain-Gagnard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Grand Cru of 1. 57 ha in Chassagne-Montrachet (southern Côte de Beaune), the only one of the 4 Chassagne Grands Crus entirely within the commune: 100% Chardonnay (~10,000 bottles/year). Pale gold robe, complex nose of citrus, white flowers and hazelnut, dense buttery and mineral palate — signature of the Bâtards. Gentle east-facing slope at 240–250 m, brown calcareous soils with gravel over Bathonian limestone and clay outcrops — deep-rooting vines, cellars 15–25 years.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Petite arvine
An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.
