Jean-Claude Boisset Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes 2021

Jean-Claude Boisset Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes

Region: Chassagne Montrachet, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Notes: Vegetarian, vegan

Pale yellow in colour with hints of gold, this wine presents prominent aromas of honeysuckle, apricots and toast. On the palate, this wine is fresh, with a velvety texture and flavours of brioche.

The name 'Les Chenevottes' comes from the French word 'chanvre' meaning hemp, which was perhaps planted on this land in former times. Situated in the south of the Côte de Beaune, grapes for this 1er Cru are sourced from east-facing vineyards planted on brown limestone soils. The vines are an average of 37 years old and are pruned using the Guyot system. Yields average at 50 hectolitres per hectare.

Jean-Claude Boisset is a family-owned wine company founded in 1961. Jean-Claude’s first parcel of land was located in Gevrey-Chambertin and today the company is based in Les Ursulines, a former convent in Nuits-Saint-Georges, and run by his children Jean-Charles and Nathalie. Grégory Patriat, who had previously worked at the legendary Vosne-Romanée producer Domaine Leroy, joined in 2002 to revitalise and reinvent the house. He transformed Boisset into a ‘viniculteur’, working closely with the growers, guiding the wines from vine to bottle to achieve the desired quality. In 2018, they opened a new state-of-the-art winery, which reflects their modern, technical approach to winemaking.

https://www.jeanclaudeboisset.com