{"product_id":"jean-claude-bachelet-puligny-montrachet-les-aubues-2023","title":"Jean-Claude Bachelet Puligny-Montrachet Les Aubues 2023","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Land\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLes Aubues is a lieu-dit within Puligny-Montrachet that sits as an enclave inside the better-known Les Encégnières, on the border with Chassagne-Montrachet. What makes it unusual for its location is the soil: compact clay, not the limestone that dominates the upper hillside of Puligny. That clay adds body and mid-palate weight that sets this wine apart from the leaner, more racially mineral expressions higher on the slope. The Bachelet holding here is one hectare — five 456-liter barrels and seven 228-liter barrels in 2023 — a tightly allocated parcel that produces some of the most textural white wine in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Chardonnay, biodynamically farmed. Indigenous yeast fermentation; aged 24 months in barrel. The 2023 vintage was the first certified organic by ECOCERT at the domaine; whites came in at 13-13.5% with good balance. In warmer years the Bachelets crush rather than whole-cluster press, introducing a light bitterness that adds texture and compensates for naturally lower acidity. The clay soils of Les Aubues give this wine more mid-palate roundness than a typical village Puligny, while the site's freshness keeps the citrus and floral qualities defined and long. Lemon, lime blossom, white flowers, and vibrant acidity that pulls through a finish of excellent length. The balance of texture and minerality here is what white Burgundy at its best delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe People\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bachelet family has made wine from the hamlet of Gamay, just outside Saint-Aubin, since the early 17th century. Jean-Claude Bachelet, the patriarch who built the domaine's modern reputation, passed away in 2019. The estate is now run by his sons Benoît, whose first vintage here was 2000, and Jean-Baptiste, who joined in 2005. Together they oversee ten hectares split roughly evenly between red and white, with almost half the vines in Chassagne-Montrachet, 40% in Saint-Aubin, and the remainder in Puligny-Montrachet. Conversion to biodynamics began in 2012, and by 2016 all ten hectares were farmed biodynamically. The 2023 vintage marks the first Bachelet wines certified organic by ECOCERT. Fermentation is with indigenous yeasts; the whites age 24 months in barrel, primarily in 456-liter vessels, giving them two winters in the cellar before bottling. A new cellar completed in Gamay gives the brothers the space to work with the same precision they apply in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrilled lobster with drawn butter, Dover sole meunière, sea bass en papillote with herbs and lemon, or fresh pasta with butter and white truffle. The combination of clay-driven richness and Puligny's characteristic energy makes this equally at home with butter-based preparations or clean, minerally seafood. It has enough to it to earn a place at a serious dinner table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49693999268063,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P5310228.jpg?v=1780426178","url":"https:\/\/denverwinemerchant.com\/products\/jean-claude-bachelet-puligny-montrachet-les-aubues-2023","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}