Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

Winemaker

Philippe and Christophe Jomain

Appellation

Côte de Beaune

Varieties

Chardonnay

Viticulture

0.8 acre plot (planted in 1950). All vineyards sustainably farmed (lutte raisonnée). Manual harvest using small bins with strict selection in vineyard. 35 hectoliters/hectare yields on average for Grand Cru Bâtard.

Terroir

Various types and depths of limestone interbedded with marl (Marl loosely defined as calcium carbonate containing variable amounts of clay.

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

22 acres total in several parcels in and around Puligny-Montrachet: Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: 0.8 acre (planted in 1950), Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles: 1.06 acres (planted in 1968), Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes: 1 acre (planted in 1982), Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières: 1.55 acres (planted in 1976), Puligny-Montrachet Villages: 4.9 acres (planted in 1970), Bourgogne Blanc (Chardonnay): 2.5 acres (planted in 1981), and 5 acres Bourgogne-Aligoté and parcels in Saint-Aubin and Auxey-Duresses. All vineyards sustainably farmed (lutte raisonnée). Various types and depths of limestone interbedded with marl.

Vinification

Pneumatic press. Wines then moved to individually determined combination of new, second and third-year barrels. Never more than 25% new oak. Extensive bâtonnage of lees during period of malolactic to enhance texture and reduce use of SO2. Racked, fined and returned to barrel in Spring after harvest and bottled with minimal or no filtration in September.

Available Sizes (L)

0.750