2013 Berry Bros. & Rudd Chassagne- Montrachet by Domaine J-C Bachelet

2013 Berry Bros. & Rudd Chassagne- Montrachet by Domaine J-C Bachelet

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2013 Berry Bros. & Rudd Chassagne- Montrachet by Domaine J-C Bachelet

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Jean-Claude Bachelet used to sell the majority of his crop to négociants. Nowadays the estate bottles virtually all of its wines and is considered as one of the most conscientious wine producers in St Aubin. His sons Benoît and Jean-Baptiste are now involved and there has been a further step up in quality and consistency. The white wines are matured in wooden barriques, of which around 10 percent are new. Bachelet's wines are exceptionally well balanced and display understated citrus and mineral characteristics.

Jean-Claude Bachelet’s Chassagne-Montrachet comes from various vineyards clustered by the Grands Crus. The 2013 vintage displays a discreet but fine bouquet while fresh, white stone fruit dominates the palate. It is perfectly poised, all about the fruit with just a trace of oak behind, a combination suited to a range of fish and poultry dishes.

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Jean-Claude Bachelet

Jean-Claude Bachelet

Jean-Claude Bachelet is considered one of the most conscientious wine producers in St Aubin. The wines are exceptionally well balanced, with understated character and good medium-term ageing potential.

Benoît and Jean-Baptiste Bachelet now head up the estate, having taken over from their father Jean-Claude (who died in 2020). Jean-Claude previously sold much of the estate’s crop to négociants, but nowadays they bottle almost all their wines.

Benoît and Jean-Baptiste have now moved to superb new cellars in the hamlet of Gamay, next to St Aubin.

In the vineyard
The brothers have been experimenting with biodynamic viticulture in the vineyard and have plans to extend this across their holdings in St Aubin, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.

In the winery
The basic principle of a long, slow barrel-ageing for almost two years remains in force, while the state-of-the-art winery has improved consistency.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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