CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET "Devant le château" - Domaine du Pimont - Emile Chandesais
Terroir
Côte de Beaune
Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Chalk-clay soil
Vinification
Manual harvest
Half the wine is vinified in one or two-year-old barrels, the other half in new barrels
Ageing
On fine lees with stirring
Assembly in March and bottling before July
Colour
Dappled sunshine with green tints
Nose
White flower and apricot backed up by oak that enriches its potential
Palate
A distinguished wine which has found the perfect balance
You only need 2 or 3 years of patience for all its generosity to flood out
Wines & Food Pairing
Serve at 12 - 14°C
In its first years this wine is great with grilled fish or shellfish
After that, choose fish in sauce or smoked salmon
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