Domaine Blain Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte 2019 750ml

Expert Rating

Burghound 91 points | This is also markedly floral in character with its nose of poached pear, apple compote and resin hints. There is good volume and mid-palate density to the medium weight flavors that also possess fine depth and persistence on the citrusy and agreeably dry finale. Lovely. 

Winemaker Description

The shy and modest Jean-Marc Blain offered a mixed view of the 2019 vintage, observing that "it gave us excellent quality but unfortunately, very low quantity for a number of wines. Our vines suffered significant frost losses that were exacerbated by a poor flowering plus the hot and dry conditions were enough to cause hydric stress, particularly among the younger vines. We picked from the 9th of September and brought in ultra-clean fruit that averaged between 12.5 and 13% alcohols. I keep hearing of domaines that had wines hitting 15% but that certainly wasn't the case here. By contrast, acidities were in some cases a bit low and in those cases I did touch them up. As I noted, yields were not high though they were quite variable as the percentage of loss ranged between 25 and fully 90%. The good news though is that wine quality is excellent as the wines are rich but quite serious and both colors should be capable of extended aging for those who prefer mature Burgundies." Blain noted that the white were bottled in August 2020