Awards, Ratings & Reviews
91/100 — Gilbert & Gaillard · 2022 Vintage · Tasted: Jan 2024
« Robe rouge soutenu, reflets pourpres. Nez agréable combinant griotte, épices fines, chêne discret, note mentholée. Bouche corsée et riche aux jeunes fragrances pures et intenses soulignées d'une belle vivacité, notes d'élevage mesurées. Beau millésime. »
About This Wine
Vines from Domaine du Château de Chassagne-Montrachet on clay-limestone soil.
100% Pinot Noir from the AOC Chassagne-Montrachet Village appellation.
Harvested by hand in openwork crates of 15 kg. The bunches are cooled and 100% destemmed before vatting in wooden vats for two weeks.
Cold pre-fermentation maceration takes place before alcoholic fermentation using indigenous yeasts. Gentle extraction is achieved through alternating manual punch downs and pump overs.
The wine is aged in French oak barrels for 12 months with 25% new barrels, then blended for 6 months in vats before bottling.
Annual production is 13,000 bottles with an ageing potential of about 15 years.
Producer Notes
Ruby red colour with brilliant highlights. Attractive nose of Burlat cherries, with hints of white pepper and graphite. A structured, fruity attack on the palate, with great freshness. A well-balanced wine, still in its youth, to be drunk with roast meats (tasted in 2023).
About the Producer
The Bader-Mimeur family owns and runs 98% of the historical vineyard of Domaine du Château de Chassagne-Montrachet, just over 5 hectares along with 3 hectares outside the singular Chateau de Chassagne Montrachet plot, including Lieu Dit’s of En Journoblot & Les Houilleres.
Since the 17th century the Bader-Mimeur family have owned and managed vines in and around the village of Chassagne. The Bader family owned vines in Chassagne whilst the Mimeur family were based in Maranges. Charles became owner of Chateau de Chassagne Montrachet in 1919. When Elise married Charles Bader the following year the Domaine Bader-Mimeur was born.
In 2017, Nathalie Bernard and Sébastien Fossier, sister and brother, took over the estate after their parents and now run the 8-hectare estate together in the vineyard and cellar.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2022
- Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
- Region: Chassagne-Montrachet / Côte de Beaune / Burgundy / France
- Classification: AOC Chassagne-Montrachet - Village
- Fermentation: Cold pre-fermentation maceration followed by alcoholic fermentation using indigenous yeasts in wooden vats
- Maturation: French oak barrels for 12 months (25% new), followed by 6 months in vats before bottling
- Production Attributes: Sustainable culture, no herbicides; partial grassing with mechanical working of the soil; High Environmental Value Level 3 certification
- Vineyard / Geo Info: Domaine du Château de Chassagne-Montrachet; clay-limestone soil
