Domaine Fontaine Gagnard - Chassagne Montrachet - 1er Cru "Clos Saint Jean" Domaine Fontaine Gagnard - Chassagne Montrachet - 1er Cru "Clos Saint Jean"

The Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard was created in 1985 by Laurence Gagnard from the Gagnard family in Chassagne, and Richard Fontaine, who had served as an air force mechanic before establishing the new domaine with his wife. The original four hectares of vineyards came primarily from the Gagnards in Chassagne, along with a small portion from Celine’s grandmother’s family Delagrange in Pommard. Over the next twenty years, the family undertook an ambitious campaign to purchase vineyards in Chassagne and gradually increased the size of the domaine to 12 hectares. Tradition runs deep in Burgundy, and winemaking at Fontaine-Gagnard is no exception. All wines are vinified with native yeasts. The whites are aged for one year and the reds for 18 months in the domaine’s custom-crafted barrels. Starting in the late 1980s and continuing through today, the domaine purchases their own custom French oak through a courtier de bois (wood broker), who ages the oak for them for two years, then delivers it to a local cooper to finish their custom barrels (pièces, in Burgundian slang). Fontaine-Gagnard is one of the finest traditional domaines in the Côte d’Or. A true specialist of Chassagne, the estate produces excellent wines that set the bar high for each vintage and reflect their wide range of grand terroirs.