Gros Hautes-Côtes de Nuits “Fontaine-Saint-Martin” blanc 2023

The Domaine Michel Gros offers a one-stop opportunity to appreciate the remarkable complexity and nuance to be found in the red wine from Burgundy’s Côte d’Or. For more than 150 years, the family has owned vineyards across the Côte de Nuits, and over a 45 year career Michel Gros enhanced a wonderful collection of parcels that today serve as a benchmark for understanding terroir and vintage.

The Chardonnay from vines in the Fontaine St. Martin monopole is very nice in 2023, with just enough freshness and very good length. The ripe fruit blends well with the oak and a pleasant lemon peel note adds interest. This is a vintage to drink young, and holds its own against its better known neighbors from the Côte de Beaune.