Ordered a sixer of these a few months ago thinking I was getting 2014 Ramonet CM blanc…always excited to drink Ramonet blanc anytime, especially 2014. Received the wine today, and was shocked to see red instead of the shimmering golden yellow. Went back to website I ordered from, and it wasn’t clearly stated blanc or rouge…just JC Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet. But if you look at the details of the wine, it did say “red burgundy wine”…my bad! But “usually” I see sellers selling Chassagne Montrachet wines are selling blanc…unless stated “rouge”? But again…my bad. Not too bent out because cracked one…and the rouge is REALLY GOOD! Such wonderful pretties of red fruits and Chambolle-like femininity. Don’t mind this mixup in the least!
Red Chassagne is underrated! Niellon, Lamy and Moreau, among others, are producing very fine examples. And apparently now it is actually selling, which was not the case a decade ago. The Ramonet reds can age very well indeed, 1971 1er crus are drinking beautifully, and I have some older vintages that I need to find the occasion to open.
I made the same mistake with the ‘15s. It did feel a little like a bait and switch when I opened the box , but I’m looking forward to trying something new -so no harm no foul.
SHHHHHHHHHH!!! It’s like one of the only real values left in Burgundy.
On a serious note, people forget that CM was primarily a PN village until relatively recent history, when the wines of “Le Montrachet” began commanding such extravagant prices. The soils, especially around the Abbaye, have more iron and clay and are thus well suited for PN, whereas Chardonnay prefers the limestone soils on the slopes.