2021 Domaine Blain-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Btard Montrachet is shared almost evenly between the two villages of Puligny and Chassagne. It is the largest of the areas five Grand Crus with the upper section closest to Montrachet sharing similar soil and exposure. The Blain Gagnard wine comes from three vineyard plots totaling 1. 1 acres, and is from vines planted between 1939 and 1986. Claudines grandfather said that perfectly ripe Chardonnay should smell like fresh almonds, so

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Primary fermentation is in stainless steel with native yeasts and then aged for 18 months in used barriques on its lees

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