Au Pied du Mont Chauve - Chassagne-Montrachet En Pimont 2020

Key words: Wealth / Minerality / Elegance

The wine : Everything is present in this beautiful Chassagne-Montrachet from the climate "En Pimont" and produced by the Au Pied du Mont Chauve estate. The balance between minerality and gluttony is indeed superb in this bottle and the palate offers notes oscillating between butter, vanilla, a nice spicy woodiness as well as aromas fruity on peach, pear and fine ripe citrus. The length is resolutely spread over flint aromas , giving a nice length and a lot of presence to this great Burgundy wine. A delight!

Capacity: 75cl

Type: White Wine

Grape: 100% Chardonnay

AOC: Chassagne-Montrachet

Lay Down: Drink now and keep until 2030

Operating temperature: 11-13°C

The estate: Winegrowers since 1951, the Picard family is an important sibling within the Burgundy wine world. At the head of 4 estates, the latter owns 140 hectares within the region. Created at the end of the 2000s, Au Pied du Mont Chauve is the latest addition to the family and the brilliant idea of ​​Francine Picard. The latter succeeded her father Michel in 2007 and therefore took over the management of all the family estates. The estate covers 35 hectares located on the most beautiful appellations of the Côte de Beaune: Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin as well as several Grands Crus such as Corton-Bressandes or Corton-Charlemagne. The vines have been cultivated biodynamically for several years, although no official certification is affixed to the bottles. The vinifications are carried out with the aim of bringing out the uniqueness of each climate and the great mastery of breeding sublimates their originality. Despite the young age of the estate, the long family experience very quickly propelled the wines produced to the heights and the critics unanimously salute the work of this magnificent estate.