クリオ・バタール・モンラッシェ
シャサーニュ・モンラッシェ村に位置するクリオ・バタール・モンラッシェは、コート・ド・ボーヌを代表する白ワインの特級畑です。村内の特級畑の中でも、バタール・モンラッシェの南側に隣接するこの区画は、合計面積わずか1.57ヘクタールの小規模なクリマとして知られています。主な所有者には、0.37ヘクタールを擁するドメーヌ・ブラン・ガニャールをはじめ、ジョセフ・ベラン、フォンテーヌ・ガニャール、そして合計0.55ヘクタールを保持するドメーヌ・ドーヴネ（ルロワ）などが名を連ねます。また、キャロリーヌ・モレも0.14ヘクタールを所有しています。ガニャール家やモレ家といった村の有力な一族が、この希少な特級畑の造り手として重要な役割を担っています。
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is the smallest of the five grands crus in the Montrachet complex — and the only one that lies entirely within Chassagne-Montrachet. It was the last of the five to be demarcated as an independent appellation, carved out from the broader Bâtard-Montrachet area. The AOC was established in 1937. The etymology of "Criots" remains unclear; no satisfactory derivation has been settled.
That geographical specificity matters. The other Montrachet grands crus straddle two communes or sit in Puligny. Criots belongs entirely to Chassagne — a reminder that this village's white-wine identity is older, and more complex, than its red-wine tradition sometimes suggests.
At 1.57 ha (2008 figure), Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is one of the smallest grands crus in all of Burgundy. It borders Bâtard-Montrachet to the north. Only Chardonnay is permitted, and yields are capped at 40 hl/ha with minimum potential alcohol of 11.5%. Annual production runs to roughly 73 hl — around 10,000 bottles — extremely limited even by grand cru standards.
The wines express the Chassagne side of the Montrachet complex: the richness and depth of Bâtard, but with a slightly more refined mineral texture and finer grain. Because the vineyard is so small and nearly all its owners are Chassagne houses, Criots occupies a specialist corner of the white Burgundy market — sought by collectors who already know the address, largely invisible to those who don't.
Domaine Joseph Belland is a Chassagne-Montrachet family estate and holds one of the principal parcels here.
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, another leading Chassagne house, works a parcel in the *climat*.
Domaine Roger Belland is also Chassagne-based and produces from a holding here.
Domaine d'Auvenay — Lalou Bize-Leroy's personal estate — produces a minuscule biodynamic Criots that ranks among the rarest wines in Burgundy. Production is so small that the wine seldom appears outside auction.
Domaine Blain-Gagnard rounds out the Chassagne family estates with a parcel here.
The concentration of Chassagne-based owners makes Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet effectively a local affair. For outside buyers, it is among the hardest of the Montrachet grands crus to source.
Côte de Beaune・Blanc · 1947–2024 (5-point overall, newest on right)
| Yr | Score | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ★★★★★ | Drink early | Cool, fresh whites. Mildew and poor fruit set cut yields 25%, but whites held up better than reds with crisp acidity. |
| 2023 | ★★★★★ | Drink early | Charming, accessible and delicious despite green-harvesting needed for heat stress. A delightful early-drinking vintage. |
| 2022 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Fresh and floral in youth with poised, stylish, concentrated palates — a recent white benchmark with long aging potential. |
| 2021 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Frost cut white crop by more than half, but survivors are fresh, classical and age-worthy — a cool, high-acid return. |
| 2020 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Fresh, classical whites. Some drought stress affected Chardonnay maturity, but overall balanced and built to age. |
| 2019 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Concentrated, ripe, rich whites with fresh acid balance. An excellent recent white vintage with strong aging potential. |
| 2018 | ★★★★★ | Hold | Outstanding whites showing depth and vivacity alongside focus and precision. Ripe yet fresh, with excellent aging potential. |
| 2017 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | A generous year, 21% larger than 2016. Attractive, accessible whites with pure fruit and balanced acidity for medium-term. |
| 2016 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | Severe frost reduced the crop drastically, but survivors produced charming, fresh-flavoured whites for medium-term drinking. |
| 2015 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | Ripe and generous, vividly fruity without excess. Excellent harmony of fruit and acidity, with good aging potential. |
| 2014 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A great white vintage with vibrant acidity and excellent aging potential. Beautifully balanced wines now in their drinking peak. |
| 2013 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | A cool, classical vintage. Careful producers crafted fresh, well-defined whites with bright acidity for medium-term drinking. |
| 2012 | ★★★★★ | Drink now | Hail decimated Chardonnay yields, but survivors produced whites of extraordinary depth and intensity with great balance. |
| 2011 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Soft, approachable whites with modest aging potential. Pleasant freshness now, but best drunk sooner rather than later. |
| 2010 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A historic white vintage combining concentration, depth and structure. Now entering peak drinking after a long aging trajectory. |
| 2009 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Exotic whites with ripe fruit, fleshy textures and soft structures. |
| 2008 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Smaller crop yielded vibrant acidity balanced by ample flesh. |
| 2007 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Precise, pure and elegant with lively structure when harvested late. |
| 2006 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Pure, elegant whites with ample flesh; some show botrytis character. |
| 2005 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Concentrated, structured whites with juicy acidity and ripe fruit. |
| 2004 | ★★★★★ | At peak | Fresh, structured whites with mineral character; balanced and rich at best. |
| 2003 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Charming, forward Chardonnays; rich and soft but most are now past peak. |
| 2002 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A historic vintage; full-bodied, ripe and rich with excellent fruit-acid balance. |
| 2001 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Exotic, forward and elegant whites; ripe in Maconnais too. |
| 2000 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Elegant whites stressing mineral terroir; some affected by premox. |
| 1999 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Best wines fruity and pleasant; worst dilute from huge yields and rain. |
| 1998 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Delicious, fruity and early-drinking whites. |
| 1997 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Pleasant, supple whites; uneven in Cote d'Or. |
| 1996 | ★★★★★ | At peak | A historic vintage of balance and longevity; pure, well-defined flavours. |
| 1995 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Rich, concentrated and generous whites; good ageing potential. |
| 1994 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Soft, honeyed Chardonnays for early drinking; mostly past prime. |
| 1993 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Austere, lean whites compromised by harvest rain. |
| 1992 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A balanced vintage with great finesse and lovely fruit. |
| 1991 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Fruity, charming whites for earlier drinking. |
| 1990 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A historic white vintage of grace and minerality; some have peaked due to premox issues. |
| 1989 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A ripe, seductive white vintage. |
| 1988 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A warm September produced structured, age-worthy whites. |
| 1986 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | Whites fared better than reds; botrytis added concentration. |
| 1985 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A historic vintage for whites too; elegance and concentration combined. |
| 1983 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A balanced, concentrated vintage for whites that aged well. |
| 1982 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A generous, soft vintage; most wines now past prime. |
| 1978 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A late-harvest masterpiece; whites also showed remarkable longevity. |
| 1976 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A hot vintage with low acidity; most wines are past their prime. |
| 1971 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A classic vintage of concentration and high acidity. |
| 1969 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A pinnacle white vintage of the 1960s, concentrated and age-worthy. |
| 1966 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A balanced, elegant classical white vintage. |
| 1962 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A classic, perfumed white vintage of finesse. |
| 1959 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A landmark white vintage of the 1950s combining richness and elegance. |
| 1947 | ★★★★★ | Past peak | A legendary post-war vintage; whites combined concentration and longevity. |
Aggregated consensus from professional and trade assessments. Individual vineyards or producers may diverge.
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