Fontaine Gagnard, Montrachet other_regions The 2017 Clos Apalta is

The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere

but with really fine cut

dark pinot fruit and plenty of earth character

the finesse of structure showed through along with hints of wild violets

so he sources the Garnacha from elsewhere

Fontaine Gagnard, Montrachet other_regions The 2017 Clos Apalta is(from . 08 ha of vines on the Chassagne side). This is aromatically similar to the Btard with the addition of a touch of mineral reduction. The succulent and sleek middleweight flavors are delicious, intense and well detailed but not especially dense before culminating in a bone dry, lemon and linear finale that isnt skinny but its presently a bit lean. Montrachet typically fleshes out substantially with bottle age and this should do that as well but