Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Baron Thénard

Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Baron Thénard - 2019

750 mL
Item # 47815

Domaine Baron Thénard has one of the largest holdings of Montrachet vines, and these traditionally made whites are bold and powerful. The use of new oak is around 50%, and the wines are fermented and aged entirely in barrel. Pair this concentrated and rich dry white with Bresse chicken and chestnuts.

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Domaine Baron Thenard Givry, Burgundy, France Despite being virtually unknown in the U.S., Domaine Baron Thenard has been famous in Burgundy for over a century. Baron Paul Thenard founded the estate in 1842 and thirty years later he acquired two large parcels in Le Montrachet, totaling 1.86 hectares. Only the Marques de Laguiche family, with their single parcel of 2.06 ha, owns more. In the 20th...

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