Domaine Bader Mimeur 'Chateau de Chassagne-Montrachet' Chassagne Montrachet Blanc 2022
(Burgundy, France)
Regular price $110.00 Sale price $89.99 Save $20.01
About the Winery:
The Bader-Mimeur estate was born from the alliance of the Burgundy families Nié-Bader and Mimeur. The family has owned and managed vines in and around Chassagne-Montrachet since the 1700’s. In 1919, the founder Charles Mimeur, then a wine-grower in the Maranges region of Burgundy, acquired the 5 prestigious hectares of vines from the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet. His daughter Elise married Charles Bader, who took over the reins. The estate passed on from generation to generation, operated by Marie-Pierre Bader and husband Alain Fossier until 2020 when their children Nathalie and Sébastien took over (Fossier away in 2021).
The vineyard now extends over 8 hectares, mainly in Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin, and the Bader-Mimeur family owns and manages 98% of the vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet as well as other vines located in the Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin villages.
About this Wine:
These grapes are from the Château’s own parcels, and after being vinified are aged in oak barrels for 15 months. Notes of petrol and exotic citrus fruit, with good acidic tension and palate-staining flavors. Bright acids keep everything in balance.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard management: Integrated pest management, zero herbicides. Partial grassing with mechanical soil work. High Environmental Value Level 3 Certification.
Winemaking: Manual harvest only in crates of 30 kg maximum. The whole bunches are pressed in a pneumatic press. The grape juice is then cold settled before being gravity-fed within 24 hours. Alcoholic fermentation is done entirely in barrels and naturally using indigenous yeasts.
Aging: In French oak barrels for 10 months. 20% new barrels. Regular stirring of the lees.
Storage potential: About 10 years
Food and wine pairings: Duck foie gras on toast, Hake bellevue, Sea bream in a salt crust, Roasted sea bass, Salmon steak in foil, Bouquet of prawns à la plancha, Lobster salad with young vegetables, Pressed salmon with caviar, Grilled lobster, fillet of sea fish with cream, Trout meunière, chicken with cream, Asparagus, etc.
Tasting Notes:
Yellow color with golden highlights. Nose with delicate wood, mixing notes of white flowers, creamy pastry touches. On the palate, a tension magnificently supports the whole, enlivened by delicate perfumes and a certain breed. A great success. (tasted in 2023)