# Chassagne-Montrachet (2022)

- **Producer:** Joseph Drouhin
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Chardonnay
- **Region:** Burgundy, France
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 13.5%
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Later
- **Serving temperature:** 13–13 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** hawthorn, lemon, apricot, butter, charred wood, smoke, brioche, blond tobacco, grilled hazelnut, rare spices, dried fruit, dried apricot

## About this wine

The Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet 2022 is a white wine from the Chassagne-Montrachet AOC in Burgundy, France, made from 100% Chardonnay. Maison Joseph Drouhin, a family-owned winery founded in 1880, cultivates its vineyards using organic and biodynamic practices. The wine is produced from grapes grown in the southern Côte de Beaune, benefiting from soils rich in marl, limestone, and clay. The 2022 vintage is noted for its aromatic profile and good maturity.

## Interesting facts

- Vineyards are farmed using organic and biodynamic principles.
- Fermentation begins naturally with indigenous yeasts.
- Aged in oak barrels for 14-16 months, with around 20% new oak.
- The Morgeot vineyard, a key source, is situated on a gentle slope.

## Food pairing

The wine's balanced acidity and medium-plus body complement rich seafood and poultry dishes, cutting through creamy sauces and enhancing delicate flavors. Its subtle oak notes and minerality can stand up to more complex preparations.

## Wine making process

The winemaking process for Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet 2022 begins with hand-harvested grapes that are gently pressed. Fermentation, both alcoholic and malolactic, occurs naturally in oak barrels. The wine then undergoes aging in French oak barrels for 14 to 16 months, with a proportion of new oak used. The producer employs organic and biodynamic farming methods in their vineyards.