La Boudriotte

From the Les Chaumes sub-section of Boudriotte, this was affected more by the frost and, as a result, is somewhat angular and blocky at present. There is an austerity and the oak needs a little more time to integrate, but there is latent energy and power here which suggests a promising future. Drink 2020-2025.
Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer

Caroline Lestimé took over from her father, Jean-Noël Gagnard (b. 1926) in 1989, since which time she has fine-tuned the holdings, increasing the number of white wine cuvées by separating out each different vineyard. She has also planted new sites in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune to complement her range of Chassagne-Montrachet (including nine white and two red Premiers Crus) and Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet. Chassagne was badly hit by the spring frosts, especially in the vineyards above the village and towards Puligny. Nevertheless, this is an impressive result for Caroline and she was in ebullient form, despite the relative emptiness of her cellar, perhaps after the fecund volumes of 2017, just harvested. There is an amplitude about her wines this year, which matches the freshness of the vintage very well. Sadly, there is no Masures this year due to frost.

This year’s Boudriotte is light in hue, with dancing energy across the palate, avoiding the heaviness of the Morgeot part of Chassagne (and the vintage in some hands), but enjoying generous flesh at the back after the dancing minerals. Drink 2019-2024.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

The sometimes hesitant Caroline Gagnard was in confident mood when showing us her excellent range of 2015s, and rightly so. Poor conditions during flowering have resulted in a small crop in red, but somewhat better for white. Caroline began picking on 31st August and thinks that 2015 resembles a mix of 2010, ‘12 and ‘13, describing the wines as being both “glace et sorbet” – ie with the fresh precision of a sorbet and the richer texture of ice-cream.