BACKGROUND:
Marc-Antonin is from a family of renowned Burgundy vintners. He now makes wines from vineyards previously tended by his late grandfather, Jacques Gagnard-Delagrange. and his parents Domaine is Blain-Gagnard. He is one of the most modest, but also talented, members of the emerging generation of Burgundy growers.
Batard-Montrachet is one of the four great Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyards in the appellation of Puligny-Montrachet, in Burgundy. At 30 acres, Batard-Montrachet is the largest of four Grand Crus and is divided into nearly 30 individually owned parcels.
