Batard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon
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Domaine Ramonet-Prudhon is a white French Wine
producer growing Chardonnay
grapes in the Grand Cru vineyard of Batard-Montrachet
in Burgundy. Steven Spurrier selected the Batard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon 1973 for the historic Judgment of Paris wine competition
, in which it was ranked seventh among ten French and California wine
s. The wine also competed in the Great Chardonnay Showdown
held in 1980.
French wine
French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
producer growing Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand...
grapes in the Grand Cru vineyard of Batard-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine from Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located within the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet...
in Burgundy. Steven Spurrier selected the Batard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon 1973 for the historic Judgment of Paris wine competition
Wine competition
A wine competition is an organized event in which trained judges or consumers competitively rate different vintages or bands of wine. There are two types of wine competitions, both of which use blind tasting of wine to prevent bias by the judges....
, in which it was ranked seventh among ten French and California wine
California wine
California wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine. While wine is made in all fifty U.S. states, up to 90% of American wine is produced in the state...
s. The wine also competed in the Great Chardonnay Showdown
Great Chardonnay Showdown
The Great Chardonnay Showdown, held in the spring of 1980, was organized by Craig Goldwyn, the wine columnist for the Chicago Tribune newspaper and the founder of the Beverage Testing Institute, with help from three Chicago wine stores. A total of 221 Chardonnays from around the world were selected...
held in 1980.