Caves Ropiteau Freres
Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay
Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Caves Ropiteau Frères — Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2020 — Côte d’Or, Burgundy. France 🇫🇷
Overview:
A beautifully crafted white Burgundy showing poise, complexity, and finesse from the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet, crafted entirely from Chardonnay. The wine balances refined oak influence with vibrant fruit purity and stony tension, delivering a classic Côte de Beaune expression that feels both immediately charming and quietly age-worthy.
Aromas & Flavors:
Refined vanilla, lemon zest, buttered toast, ripe stone fruits, subtle hazelnut, and a clean thread of crushed stone minerality.
Mouthfeel:
Dry and layered with polished texture, medium+ acidity keeping the palate lifted and precise. Subtle oak frames citrus, apricot, and a touch of honey through a long, elegant finish with excellent balance and clarity.
Food Pairings:
Roast or cream-finished poultry, lobster or crab with drawn butter, scallops in beurre blanc, creamy pasta sauces, aged Comté or Gruyère.
Personal Pick:
This is the kind of Burgundy I reach for when I want quiet luxury in the glass — refined, composed, and endlessly drinkable without shouting for attention. Beautiful now, but absolutely one I’d happily cellar a few bottles to watch it evolve.
Verdict:
Sophisticated, layered, and textbook Chassagne character. A strong buy for lovers of structured yet graceful white Burgundy with real aging potential.
🍷 Did You Know?:
Chassagne-Montrachet is one of Burgundy’s rare villages that excels equally in both red and white wines, yet its limestone-rich soils and gentle slopes consistently deliver some of the world’s most age-worthy and mineral-driven Chardonnay expressions.
Caves Ropiteau Frères — Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2020 — Côte d’Or, Burgundy. France 🇫🇷
Overview:
A beautifully crafted white Burgundy showing poise, complexity, and finesse from the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet, crafted entirely from Chardonnay. The wine balances refined oak influence with vibrant fruit purity and stony tension, delivering a classic Côte de Beaune expression that feels both immediately charming and quietly age-worthy.
Aromas & Flavors:
Refined vanilla, lemon zest, buttered toast, ripe stone fruits, subtle hazelnut, and a clean thread of crushed stone minerality.
Mouthfeel:
Dry and layered with polished texture, medium+ acidity keeping the palate lifted and precise. Subtle oak frames citrus, apricot, and a touch of honey through a long, elegant finish with excellent balance and clarity.
Food Pairings:
Roast or cream-finished poultry, lobster or crab with drawn butter, scallops in beurre blanc, creamy pasta sauces, aged Comté or Gruyère.
Personal Pick:
This is the kind of Burgundy I reach for when I want quiet luxury in the glass — refined, composed, and endlessly drinkable without shouting for attention. Beautiful now, but absolutely one I’d happily cellar a few bottles to watch it evolve.
Verdict:
Sophisticated, layered, and textbook Chassagne character. A strong buy for lovers of structured yet graceful white Burgundy with real aging potential.
🍷 Did You Know?:
Chassagne-Montrachet is one of Burgundy’s rare villages that excels equally in both red and white wines, yet its limestone-rich soils and gentle slopes consistently deliver some of the world’s most age-worthy and mineral-driven Chardonnay expressions.