Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is one of the most important producers in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet. The style of their wines is intense, racy, deep and complex. They start out life classically balanced and accessible, but always with expressions of terroir and the underlying structure to age gracefully. The wines are always focused, detailed and are generally aged in about one third new oak for the Premier Crus and a little more for the Grand Crus. Celine Fontaine, only in her 30’s but born and raised at the Domaine, seems more comfortable, confident, curious and more energized every passing year. Her parents and grandmother are still working in the vines, but she is constantly making small changes resulting in better and more reliable wines. The words we have used to describe her wines of late include “show-stopping” (particularly when it comes to reds) and “Chassagne’s shining beacons.”