Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru 'Morgeot Rouge', Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard 2021 vs Yarra Yering, Dry Red Wine 'No 1' 2020
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £66.00 | £66.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard | Yarra Yering |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot |
| Sweetness | — | Dry |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru 'Morgeot Rouge', Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard 2021
The wines from Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard have a clear purity and minerality as well as a lovely weight and richness of fruit. Céline Fontaine and her husband Fred Robert (formerly of Armand Rousseau) have over the past decade raised their stock exponentially. Céline has introduced using only natural yeast and prefers to age the top cru’s slightly longer in tank, meaning they age more slowly in bottle than we saw previously. This is a well-regarded estate which has moved into its next epoch and with quality only on the rise, there is a lot to love about all of these wines. Morgeot, which lies mid-slope with a south-easterly exposure, is a perfect example of the Chassagne-Montrachet style. Morgeot lies on the border between the Côte d'Or and Saone-et-Loire regions, and it was actually the boundary in the Gallo-Roman period. At this time the plot of land was called Morga (from the Latin "Margo" which means edge or border). The Abbey of Morgeot dates back to year 864, but around 1150 the Cistercian monks benefited from numerous donations and built a communal farm, vineyard and chapel in the vicinity.
Yarra Yering, Dry Red Wine 'No 1' 2020
Est. delivery in August, 2026 Bailey Carrodus planted Yarra Yering in 1969, and the Dry Red No. 1 has been one of Australia's most singular wines ever since. It is a Bordeaux blend in structure only; the Yarra Valley's cool elevation and volcanic soils give it something altogether different from anything you'd find in the Médoc: a leaner, more aromatic profile, with dark cherry and dried herb sitting alongside graphite and earth rather than the riper cassis of warmer climates. The 2020 vintage was one of the cooler years, and that shows as tautness and precision rather than generosity.
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