2016 | Domaine Ramonet | Chassagne Montrachet Les Ruchottes

Introduction

White Wine: 2016 | Domaine Ramonet | Chassagne Montrachet Les Ruchottes

Smoke-tinged aromas are comprised mostly by white-fleshed fruit, citrus rind and pretty floral elements that are trimmed in just a touch of oak toast.

Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!

Featured in

• ROLLING STONE
• MEN’S JOURNAL
• US WEEKLY

NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.

Producer: Domaine Ramonet

Ratings: WA | 94 AM | 92

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Smoke-tinged aromas are comprised mostly by white-fleshed fruit, citrus rind and pretty floral elements that are trimmed in just a touch of oak toast.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of Anjou pear, iodine, tangerine oil and wet stones, subtly framed by a delicate touch of new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with excellent concentration, incisive acids and a long, precise finish.

• Allen Meadows: Outstanding. Smoke-tinged aromas are comprised mostly by white-fleshed fruit, citrus rind and pretty floral elements that are trimmed in just a touch of oak toast. The rich, concentrated and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors brim with sappy dry extract that also buffers the succulent, even opulent finish where the citrus-suffused acidity maintains the near-perfect balance save for a subtle trace of warmth. Interestingly, given the superb aging potential this wine typically possesses, this is really quite forward though as I mentioned the balance is so good that this should evolve effortlessly. I should further note that at present the depth isn’t particularly impressive though more is almost certainly on the way.

Producer Information

Domaine Ramonet is a prominent wine producer in the Burgundy appellations of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The estate’s most important wines are made from Chardonnay from the area’s grand cru vineyards, and are highly collectible, often selling for high prices at auction. Domaine Ramonet makes several red wines from Pinot Noir as well. Pierre Ramonet began buying land on the Montrachet hill in the 1930s and, by the 1950s, owned land in several premier and grand cru vineyards. In the 1970s, he acquired a piece of the famed Le Montrachet site, and now Ramonet owns more than 15 hectares (37 acres) of vineyards, making wines ranging from village-level to grand and premier cru. The domaine has holdings in Btard-Montrachet (0.6 hectares/1.5 acres), Bienvenues-Btard-Montrachet (0.4 hectares/one acre), Chevalier-Montrachet (a tiny 0.1 hectares/0.2 acres) and Le Montrachet (0.2 hectares/0.5 acres) grand crus Old vines and low yields are the cornerstones of Ramonet’s viticultural philosophy, and vines younger than 18 years are not used in the top cuves. After traditional fermentation, the white wines are kept on lees for an extended period, with battonage happening much less frequently than usual. Both red and white wines are aged in 33 percent new oak. Red vines are primarily held in Chassagne with just over 1.4 hectares (3.4 acres) held across the La Boudriotte, Morgeot and Clos Saint-Jean premier crus. The domaine has another 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres) of Pinot Noir in village-level plots. Domaine Ramonet is now run by Nol and Jean-Claude Ramonet, following the death of their father Pierre in the mid-1990s. The domaine continues to make some of Montrachet’s most highly regarded wines.