2021 Domaine Blain Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Clos Saint-Jean" Blanc, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Chassagne Montrachet Clos Saint Jean 1er Cru is located above the village of Chassagne and just beneath a large limestone quarry making for a charming vineyard with a good view of the village below. This was once an important source for red wine but today Pinot Noir accounts for only a small portion of the vineyard. The vineyard is less than one acre and is planted on clay limestone soils with an average vine age of twenty years.

a synthesis of techniques of craftsmanship

As a child

Henri Maire revolutionized the way wine was sold not only in France but also in Europe

and his son

fresh grapes at harvest

A difficult place to visit for centuries

Rotliegenden soils here are a composition of Permian red sandstone & slate

Against a challenging backdrop of political and economic instability

most things are still done as they have been for centuries

The fruit is destemmed

is dry farmed in well-drained silt soils with inclusions of decomposed

Chinon is sourced