Domaine Fontaine Gagnard Criots-Batard-Montrachet 2024 Region_Valais Score references: James Suckling 96–97

Score references: James Suckling 96–97

The growers follow EU lotta integrata standards

Polaner Selections has consistently described this as one of the raciest and most mineral examples of Bâtard in Chassagne

split between two different terroirs: 7 acres of Chardonnay vines in Montgueux

Domaine Fontaine Gagnard Criots-Batard-Montrachet 2024 Region_Valais Score references: James Suckling 96–97The Land Criots Btard Montrachet is the smallest grand cru on the Cte de Beaune at approximately 1. 57 hectares, tiny even by the compact standards of the Cte d'Or. The vineyard sits at the base of the grand cru slope in Chassagne Montrachet, just below Btard Montrachet, at roughly 240 to 260 meters elevation. The soils carry all the hallmarks of the grand cru belt: deep brown limestone with chalky marl, excellent drainage, and a southeast orientation