Domaine Bachelet Cote de Nuits-Villages 2022 Big Bottle 900 cases a year

900 cases a year

vibrant acidity pulls the wine away from outright sweetness

and a slow education in how a place that lives by the vine actually thinks

Nine months in French oak with a moderate touch of new wood keeps the fruit forward without burying it

carried by a freshness which gives the wine a lot of tone

Domaine Bachelet Cote de Nuits-Villages 2022 Big Bottle 900 cases a yearSourced from a one hectare parcel of Pinot Noir planted in 1952, this wine reflects Denis Bachelets careful attention to farming and restraint in the cellar. The vines grow on limestone clay soils in Brochon, just north of Gevrey Chambertin, and the 2022 vintage was fully de stemmed and aged 1618 months in barrel, with about 25% new oak. Bright and focused, it opens with aromas of red berry, crushed violet, and smoke. The palate is finely textured and