“Ramonet in white is the equivalent of Henri Jayer or the DRC in red,” writes Clive Coates. This is the most foremost property in Chassagne, producing marvellous white wines of all levels from village wines through to the famed Montrachet. Established in the late 1920s by Pierre Ramonet, the domaine is now run by Noël Ramonet and his brother Jean-Claude.
Fruit from vines under 18 years old is excluded from the domaine`s cuvées, and yields are severely restricted. The wines are vinified using traditional methods and then aged in oak (33% new) for 12-15 months. The Montrachet is aged in 100% new oak. There is no battonage but there is extended lees contact prior to the first racking. Extraordinary wines!
94 Points William Kelley (Wine Advocate)
Jean-Claude Ramonet’s 2015 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is lovely, offering up a youthful but already expressive nose of white flowers, green pear, mint, blanched almonds and candied lime peel. On the palate, the wine is glossy, full-bodied and multidimensional—rich but vibrant—with a sapid, detailed finish. This year, it’s qualitatively very close to the domaine’s Bâtard-Montrachet.