Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard, Chassagne-Montrachet 1-er Cru AOC

Interesting facts

Chassagne-Montrachet 1-er Cru — irresistible, delicate dry white wine with a delicate bouquet of fragrant and sensual, perfectly balanced taste. After hand-picking, the Chardonnay immediately forwarded to the winery, where gently pressed. After adding natural yeasts, the wine is slowly fermented in new French oak barrels in the cool cellars of the Domain. Regular bâtonnage is performed initially twice weekly, then reduced to once a week. After 18 months of exposure and a very light filtration the wine was bottled.The village of Chassagne-Montrachet is home to the most southern vineyards of the classification of the CRUs in Burgundy. Here are cultivated two varieties of grapes, red Pinot Noir and white Chardonnay. But the very high quality of white grape varieties has created the commune an excellent reputation and has significantly increased the production of white wine in the last decades of the twentieth century. The key to great vintages of Chardonnay is the soil of the region, which consists of limestone sediments mixed with clay and a small part of the marl. A continental climate is characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, long winters. And even though spring comes to the region earlier than in the Northern part, but there is still a risk of early frost. Created this wine has an amazing freshness, a balanced acidity, elegant mineral finish and a seductive floral aroma.Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard is a small family estate, currently run by brothers Vincent and Francois. The domain was created in the early 1820-ies. Located in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, Domain owns exceptional vineyards, covering about 12 hectares of land — 10 hectares in Chassagne-Montrachet and a tiny portion of Battery-Montrachet Grand CRU. Brothers Geoirs are in love with viticulture, the majority of the works in the vineyards are performed manually by yourself. The Domain Vincent and Francois Jouarre avoid the use of chemical products and are proud to take care of its vineyards in the most environmentally safe ways.

Tasting Characteristics

The wine has bright Golden color with greenish reflections.
Fresh, open, elegant aroma of fragrant wine with notes of white flowers, in particular acacia and honeysuckle.
Fresh, elegant, well-balanced wine has a soft, rounded structure, pleasant acidity, notes of white fruit and minerals. The finish is long and fresh.
The wine goes well with veal, pork, pasta, fish dishes, vegetarian food, bird.