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Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
"La Grande Montagne"

  • RegionCôte de Beaune
  • VillageChassagne-Montrachet
  • AppellationChassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru
  • Grape varietyChardonnay
The Vine
  • Average vine age 30 years
  • SoilMarl and limestone.
  • Average yield40 hl/ha
  • HarvestHand picked
Wine tips
  • Cellaring Potential5-7 years
  • Serving temperature 12-14°
Description
  • Chassagne-Montrachet is located to the south of Puligny-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune and is one of Burgundy's greatest white wine appellations. As its name suggests this small parcel of just 0.5 hectares is situated right at the top of the slope of the Montagne of Chassagne at an altitude of 310 metres. It is a safely hidden treasure, surrounded by vegetation and only accessible by a small dirt track.
Vinification & Ageing
  • Fermentation
    Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
  • Ageing
    8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 50% new
  • Barrels
    Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
Wine tasting
  • Tasting Note
    Our Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2021 has a bright pale golden colour. Its intense nose reveals aromas of white peach and brioche. Ample and very fresh, its mouth expresses delicate flavours of sap, blackcurrant bud, and fresh almond.
  • Food Pairing
    Lobster - fish - shellfish - goats cheese.


Press review
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2022 - Burgundy Report - Bill Nanson - December 2023Ooh - so aromatic, almost a smoky accent to these florals. Large in the mouth - lithe muscle but flesh too - this is a very sexy (sorry!) wine - just so alluring. Bravo!
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2022 - James Suckling - 94/100

      A refined and minerally Chassagne-Montrachet with delicate aromas of dried pears, fresh hazelnuts and butterscotch. Beautiful texture on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Then comes the long, focused finish that is the best thing about this beauty. Drink or hold. (Stuart Pigott, June 2024)


    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grand Montagne" 2022 - Wine Spectator - 90/100

      This white's broad profile wraps around lime, apple and butterscotch flavors. Feels a little diffuse midpalate, ending with a toasty oak note and echoes of butterscotch. Drink now through 2027. (USA, April 2024)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2020 - Burghound.com - 90-92/100 pts

      There is fine intensity to the concentrated middle
      weight flavors that possess an appealing texture while
      exuding a subtle bead of minerality on the markedly dry
      and youthfully austere finale where a touch of warmth
      eventually emerges. 2026+

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2020 - La Revue du Vin de France - 93/100 pts

      The texture is fine and the palate reveals notes of acacia flower. This is a ripe but energetic wine that is honest and crisp, if not very complex.



    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2020 - Wine Enthusiast - 93/100 pts

      The texture is fine and the palate reveals notes of acacia flower. This is a ripe but energetic wine that is honest and crisp, if not very complex.

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2019 - The Wine Advocate - 90/92 pts

      "The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne mingles notes of pear, toasted nuts, citrus and smoke in an inviting bouquet. Medium to full-bodied, textural and fleshy, with good depth and mid-palate amplitude, this is one of the more promising whites in the range."

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er "La Grande Montagne" 2018 - Tim Atkin - January 2020 - 92/100
    • Chassange-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2018 - Burghound.com - Allen Meadows - June 2020 - 90-92/100

      Notes of matchstick, cool citrus and a variety of white orchard fruit precede caressing, delicious and seductively textured medium weight flavors that also possess good depth on the sneaky long and nicely balanced finish..

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2018 - William Kelley, Wine Advocate (USA) - February 2020 - 92/100

      Latour's 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, musky peach and honeycomb. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, textural and charming, exhibiting a giving, open-knit profile while retaining fine cut.


    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2018 - Bill Nanson - January 2020 - "Bravo!"

      Clean, vibrant, classicly involving, high-class Chassagne. Round, open, mouth-watering layers of mineral-based and citrus flavour. That's a simply gorgeous mouthful of wine - bravo!

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2018 - Sarah Marsh - January 2020 - 18.5/20

      Rich, spicy, but super channelled. Focused persistent finish. 2022-30. (UL)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Grande Montagne" 2018 - Jancis Robinson - January 2020 - 16,5/20

      Cask sample. Spicy citrus, ripe pear. Marked oak on the palate. Mouth-watering and moreish, the fruit and the oak in balance but it needs a little more time than the other Louis Latour premier cru whites tasted so far. (JH, UK)


    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2017 - Burghound.com - USA - June 2019 - 92/100
    • Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2017 - Wine Enthusiast - January 2020 - 93/100Wet chalk notes and a little yeasty funk precede notions of Mirabelle and cream on the nose of this wine. The palate presents a textured canvas of chalky, lemony but gentle, creamy freshness. The lovely seamlessness expresses concentration, precision and gentleness in equal measure.
      Anne Krebiehl MW
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2017 - William Kelley, Wine Advocate (USA) - February 2020 - 90/100

      The 2017 offers up aromas of crisp orchard fruit, citrus oil and warm bread, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate with a pretty core of fruit and an attractively chalky, mineral profile.

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2017 - Jancis Robinson - January 2019 - 16.5/20

      Some savour and excitement on the nose. Firm and conjfident. Tastes like interesting white burgundy! Real structure and length. Drink: 2020 - 2027 (cask sample)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2017 - Burgundy Report, Bill Nanson - January 2019 - "Beautiful"

      Lovely width - extra here - fresh, complex, pure - a real invitation. Mineral but deliciously sweet and complex - long, long... a touch of salinity - more upfront flavour than in the finish here - but a beautiful glass of wine...

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - Wine Spectator- October 2018 - 91/100

      Fresh, sporting apple, honey and toasted spice aromas and flavors. Open and accessible, finishing with a quinine note.

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - The World of Fine Wine - March 2018 - 90/100

      Tight, creamy, very ripe and chalky, stony, too. Cooked apples and cream, spice ; big, rich, balanced, and very long. - Margared Rand

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - James Suckling - February 2018 - 93-94/100Fresh and bright with a reductive undertone to the nose. Boasts excellent depth of fruit. Dried lemons and apples. Vivid finish. Drink on release.
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - Jancis Robinson - January 2018 - 17/20

      Hefty citrus fruit giving plenty of concentration, and a slightly furry texture providing shape for the palate. Nice spicy persistence on the finish. Drink 2018-2026

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - Tim Atkin - January 2018 - 93/100
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - Inside Burgundy, Jasper Morris - January 2018 - 91/100

      Fullish yellow (...) Lemon and lime notes at the finish, good length.  (tasted prior to bottling)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" blanc 2015 - Wine Enthusiast - November 2017 - 93/100

      This crisp wine comes from one of upper vineyards of the village. It is packed with apples and citrus, plus a touch of toast. (USA)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet "La Grande Montagne" 2015 - Burghound.com - June 2017 - 88/100

      This is aromatically quite similar to the Maltroie though with the interesting addition of a hint of mint and the grapefruit character continues onto the palate while the mint element resurfaces on the finish. 88/2019+

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2015 - James Suckling - April 2017- 93/100

      Aromas of white truffles and stones with citrus and light tropical fruits. Medium to full body and an impressive depth of fruit and texture. Lots of cooked apples. Lovely finish. Drink now or in 2020 when this will be even better.

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2015 - Tim Atkin - January 2017 - 93/100
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2014 - James Suckling (UK) - January 2017- 93/100

      More ripe fruit to this with a cooked-apple, cream and apple-pie character on the nose and palate. Full body, a beautiful core of fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Just a hint of bitter lemons. Drink now.

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2014 - Wine Spectator - Web Only 2016 - 89/100

      A mix of peach, ripe apple, honey and nutmeg aromas and flavors are matched to an easygoing structure. Makes for immediate enjoyment. Moderate length. Drink now through 2020. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2014 - Tim Atkin (UK) - February 2016 - 92/100
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2014 - Burgundy Report - January 2016 - "A beauty"

      A wide, open nose, yet there are fine individual points of focus. Lovely - the flavour is bright but not sharp, it's complex and wide, very citrus inflected, the texture is lovely and the mid-palate and finish are beautifully packed with complex mouth-watering citrus anecdotes. A beauty - really hyper complex finishing. (cask sample) By Bill Nanson (UK)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2013 - James Suckling - June 2015 - 90/100Layered and pretty with dried fruit plus apple and honey undertones. Medium to full-bodied, fruity and simple. Drink now.



    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2013 - Burgundy Report - December 2014 - "Big, fresh"A very-much more mineral nose with high-toned aromatics and a more modest baseline of deep perfume. Big, fresh, rather savoury flavour. In shape, scale, complexity and freshness this would normally be a winner for me, but the dark, rather mineral almost savoury flavour is difficult for me.
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2013 - Tim Atkin - January 2015 - 92/100 (UK)
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2012 - Wine Spectator - September 2015 - 90/100Honey and baking spice aromas and flavors highlight this viscous white. Lemon cake and candied apple notes chime in as this converges
      on the long finish. Best from 2012 through 2025.
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2012 - Burgundy Report - June 2014 - "I like this a lot!"Cask sample. Focused, ripe yellow-fruit aromas, yet this has a very good freshness. (...) a lovely citrus-infused acidity that also impresses itself on the finish. I like this a lot! - Bill Nanson
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2012 - Jancis Robinson - January 2014 - 16.5/20Some edgy mineral notes. Good build and potential. Quite painful to taste now - which is a good thing! Drink 2017-2022 (cask sample) UK
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2012 - Tim Atkin - February 2014 - 93/100 (UK)
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2011 - Tom Cannavan's wine-pages.com - August 2015 - 92/100

      Lots of aroma here, with a little bit of herb and nutty character suggesting savouriness, and a hint of honeyed development. The palate has juicy fruit that is very fresh and squirts across the tongue with a fat lemony freshness, quite tight in the finish, good acidity, but weight and fullness too. A complex and structured wine. (UK)

    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2011 - Wine Spectator - September 2014 - 90/100Lush in texture, this is infused with peach, apple, lemon and spice flavors. Fresh and balanced, with subtle iron and graphite notes on the finish. Best from 2016 through 2023. (USA)
    • Chassagne-Montrachet "Grande Montagne” 2011 - Burghound.com - Allen Meadows (USA) - June 2013 - 92/100This is quite ripe, especially for a vineyard situated at considerable altitude, and displays mostly yellow orchard fruit, wet stone and a hint of wood toast. There is very good acid support to the vibrant medium weight flavors that possess a lovely minerality on the dry, clean, focused and impeccably well-balanced finish. This is also really quite good. 2017+
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne” 2008 - Wine Spectator - December 2010 - 91/100A fleshy, round white, with peach and floral flavors accented by light toast and vanilla. Remains bright and long on the finish. Still needs a little time. Best from 2012 through 2023. By Bruce Sanderson, USA.
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2010 - Wine Spectator Online - February 2013 - 89/100A broad white, whose apple pie, toast, butter and baking spice flavors seemingly melt on the palate. Balanced on the soft side, with moderate length. Drink now through 2018. By Bruce Sanderson, USA.
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2010 - Burghound.com - June 2012 - 92/100A ripe, fresh and impressively layered nose speaks of both white and yellow orchard fruit that complements well the rich, generous and lightly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that possess enough dry extract such that the palate impression is sappy yet firm and lingering. 2015+. By Allen Meadows (USA).
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Grande Montagne” 2009 - Burghound.com - June 2011 - 89/100A finer but still earthy and serious nose adorned by soft wood notes offers a broad panoply of orchard fruit and citrus elements where the latter is also reflected by the rich, powerful and delicious medium-bodied flavors that possess solid amounts of dry extract that buffers well the moderately firm acid spine on the balanced, intense and reasonably persistent finish. 2014+. By Allen Meadows (USA).
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2008 - Burghound.com - July 2010 - 90/100A pretty nose of ripe orchard fruit aromas gives way to naturally sweet, opulent and sappy flavors that are perhaps a bit less precise and racy than I would typically expect from this wine though to be fair, it is delicious, layered, balanced and solidly persistent. A very good rather than great example. 90/2014+
    • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Grande Montagne" 2016 - Wine Spectator - May 2018 - 94/100
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