Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted chicken, grilled sea bass, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Bourgogne Chardonnay from Jean-Claude Ramonet serves as an exquisite introduction to the signature style of one of Burgundy's most legendary dynasties. Sourced primarily from vineyards surrounding the historic village of Chassagne-Montrachet, this wine benefits from the same meticulous viticultural care and traditional winemaking philosophy applied to the estate's grandest crus. Legendary founder Pierre Ramonet, who famously walked into Chassagne in the late 1920s and built an empire from scratch, instilled a dedication to low yields and terroir expression that persists today under his grandson, Jean-Claude. Fermented and aged in French oak barrels, this regional Chardonnay captures the classic Ramonet hallmark: a striking tension between rich, textured orchard fruit and a vibrant, flinty minerality, often accompanied by a subtle, signature hint of spearmint and matchstick reduction.
🍾 About the Producer
Established officially in 1930 by patriarch Pierre Ramonet, Domaine Ramonet stands as one of the Côte de Beaune's most revered viticultural benchmark estates. Beginning from humble parcels in Les Grandes Ruchottes purchased in 1934, the domaine expanded its historical holdings across iconic Jurassic limestone and clay marl terroirs in Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet, famously acquiring a prized sliver of Grand Cru Le Montrachet in 1978. Now steered by third-generation vigneron Jean-Claude Ramonet alongside his family, the estate cultivates approximately 17 hectares under sustainable, lutte raisonnée practices with rigorous yield limitation and soil plowing. In the cellar, low-intervention vinification emphasizes gentle pneumatic pressing, native yeast fermentation with minimal racking, and measured oak maturation. Renowned for Chardonnays of astonishing concentration, signature spearmint freshness, and profound mineral tension, Ramonet's benchmark portfolio spans Premier Crus like Clos du Cailleret and Ruchottes, legendary Grand Crus Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet, as well as deeply expressive Pinot Noirs such as Clos de la Boudriotte.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%