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Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is a Chassagne-Montrachet domaine run by Richard Fontaine and his daughter Laurence (now Fontaine-Lamy), with holdings spanning grand crus—Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, and a small parcel of Le Montrachet—and a deep range of Chassagne premiers crus. The domaine was created from the partition of the Gagnard-Delagrange estate in 1985. The range is white-wine dominant: 367 lots at $199 average with prices reaching $2,629. Montrachet is the top wine at auction ($646, 36 lots, 2018 peak), followed by Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet ($251, 85 lots, 2018 peak) and Bâtard-Montrachet ($250, 46 lots, 2013 peak). The Cailleret premier cru is the highest-valued within the Chassagne tiers at $220 (12 lots). The 2018 vintage across the Côte de Beaune was the domaine's recent breakthrough year, with multiple cuvées achieving their highest auction prices in that vintage. The Fontaine-Gagnard style favors ripe, expressive Chardonnay without excessive oak—clean, precise, and ageworthy.

The domaine holds a parcel of Le Montrachet Grand Cru—the most prestigious white wine appellation in Burgundy—which averages $646 per bottle across 36 auction lots, with the 2018 vintage as the benchmark.

Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is the most-traded grand cru with 85 lots at $251 average; along with Bâtard-Montrachet, it defines the domaine's position in the Côte de Beaune grand cru hierarchy.

The domaine was created from the 1985 partition of the historic Gagnard-Delagrange estate, giving Fontaine-Gagnard access to some of the best legacy parcels in Chassagne-Montrachet.

The 2018 vintage is the database's top year for both Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard, reflecting an exceptional harvest that combined ripeness, acidity, and minerality across Chassagne grand crus.

Auction Lots

528

Avg Price / Bottle

$180

Top Vintage

2015

Price Range

$34 – $2.6k

In the Glass

Côte de Beaune Chardonnay: white peach, lemon curd, toasted almond, white truffle, and a chalk-mineral backbone. Criots and Bâtard add richness and weight compared to premier cru Chassagne; Montrachet brings extraordinary depth, complexity, and long finish. The Fontaine-Gagnard style is ripe and expressive without excess oak, balancing concentration with freshness—best at 5–15 years.

Portfolio

Wine	Colour	Avg Price	Lots Sold	Top Vintage
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Criots-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru	White	$251	85	2018
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru	White	$261	64	2018
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Maltroie	White	$63	59	2018
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Boudriotte	White	$75	55	2018
Blanc	White	$56	50	2015
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Montrachet Grand Cru	White	$656	48	2018
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Chenevottes	White	$92	37	2018
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Volnay Premier Cru, Clos des Chenes	Red	$64	34	2018
Rouge	Red	$41	28	2018
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Romanee	White	$126	23	2009
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Vergers	White	$100	17	2018
Rouge	Red	$77	16	2017
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, Cailleret	White	$220	12	2011

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