2021 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Caillerets", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This Plot was purchased by Celine's parents in the late 1990s. Her Great grandfather used to go to the wine competition in Paris with his Caillerets, which he considered his best wine. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Domaine Fontaine Gagnard is one of the finest and most integral producers in the village of Chassagne Montrachet. The domaine has its origin in the fine Gagnard Delagrange holdings of fifty years ago, as the vineyards hail from the

Having started his career working for a well-known pioneering agent in Beaune back in the very early 1980s he then proceeded to take over his family estate

which praised its complexity and richness

All in a mix of natural tones and shades

the vineyards consist of a myriad of different ancient soils from the Jurassic era including brown and blue marls

combining modern and traditional ways of working

His wife Françoise was born in Saint-Aubin

they are often treasured by families for many years

but because the vineyards are located on a mix of sandy granite

and some employment of whole clusters)

and expressive

The fruit is harvested from 75+ year old vines that are grown in silt and silice soils

Donnachadh is a 4th century Scottish Gaelic name ancestral to modern Clan Duncan