Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
"Baudines"

RegionCôte de Beaune
VillageChassagne-Montrachet
AppellationChassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru
Grape varietyChardonnay

The Vine

Average vine age 30 years
SoilClay 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. The Premier Cru parcel of "Les Baudines" is located on the edge of the forest at the top of a hillside at an altitude of 315m above sea level. The clay-limestone soil is white in appearance and quite compact. The name 'Baudines' is derived from the dialect word Bode, which means stone-house or hut that are often present on hillsides.

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 "Badines" 2014 shows a nice pale yellow colour. On the nose, aromas of vanilla, exotic fruits and gingerbread. The mouth is ample, generous and reveals vanilla and linden tree notes. The finish is long and mineral.
Food Pairing
Oysters - fish - shellfish - goats cheese.

Press review

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines" 2014 - Wine Spectator - November 2016 - 90/100

Press review

Chassange-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines" 2018 - Burghound.com - Allen Meadows - June 2020 - 91/100
Smoky notes of mineral reduction are complemented by cool aromas of citrus and jasmine tea. There is fine volume to the nicely rich and textured medium-bodied flavors that exude evident minerality on the appealingly textured, long and balanced finale.
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines" 2020 - Burghound.com - 90/100 pts
A restrained, elegant and pure nose takes some aggressive
swirling to coax the aromas of cool citrus, poached pear and
pretty floral wisps to reveal themselves. The refined and
punchy flavors also exude a subtle bead of minerality on the
markedly citrus-suffused and bone-dry finish that is balanced.
2026+
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines" 2014 - Wine Spectator - November 2016 - 90/100
A rich, creamy style, exuding butterscotch, apricot, peach and lime flavors. Balanced and long on the finish, ending with a graphite note. Drink now through 2023. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines" 2011 - Wine Spectator - September 2014 - 89/100Rich and lively, showing honey, apple and grapefruit flavors. The oak is well-integrated, leaving light spice nuances on the finish. Drink now through 2018. (USA)
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines” 2009 - Burghound.com - June 2011 - 91/100While notably ripe, this is actually quite cool with an elegant and pure nose of wet stone, white flower and lemon zest aromas that are trimmed in a deft touch of toast before merging into rich, clean and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors that possess a fine sense of underlying tension on the mouth coating and very dry finish that lingers nicely. This could use just a bit more depth but the balance is so good as is the underlying material that my score offers the benefit of the doubt that additional complexity will develop in bottle. 2015+. By Allen Meadows (USA).
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Baudines" 2008 - Burghound.com - Allen Meadows - July 2010 - 93/100:A highly layered and perfumed nose of white flowers, limestone and wood spice precedes naturally sweet, nuanced and beautifully transparent flavors that are crystalline in their purity and complement perfectly the tension-filled and mineral-suffused finish that explodes on the palate. This is really an impressive effort and while rather linear just now, it should blossom in time. In a word, terrific. (90-93)/2015+