{"product_id":"jean-claude-bachelet-saint-aubin-1er-cru-les-champlots-2023","title":"Jean-Claude Bachelet Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Champlots 2023","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Land\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint-Aubin is one of the Côte de Beaune's best arguments for white Burgundy at a reasonable price: premier cru Chardonnay grown on serious soils, at a fraction of what Chassagne or Puligny commands. Les Champlots is one of the appellation's most distinguished white premier crus, and its defining characteristic is limestone. The soils here carry noticeably more limestone than the neighboring Charmois vineyard, which is iron and clay-dominant; that limestone gives Champlots more precision, a tighter mineral spine, and greater linear freshness. The vines are 60 to 70 years old — a rarity in Saint-Aubin — and that age concentrates what the limestone already has to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Chardonnay, biodynamically farmed; 0.6 hectares of 60-70 year old vines. Native yeast fermentation in stainless steel, then 24 months of élevage in French oak barrels with less than 15% new wood. 30-45g\/L sulfur added at bottling. The 2023 vintage was the first certified organic by ECOCERT at the domaine; whites came in at 13-13.5%. In a warmer year like 2023, the Bachelets crush the grapes to introduce a light bitterness that adds textural complexity and compensates for naturally lower acidity. The Champlots delivers lemon curd, white peach, and a waxy, textured mid-palate that the old vines contribute, with zippy acidity pulling through a clean, mineral finish. Precise, focused, and built to age gracefully for five to ten years from release.\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\u003eOysters on the half shell, grilled fish with lemon butter, a simple plate of langoustines, or fresh goat cheese on good bread. The limestone-driven minerality gives this wine a natural affinity for shellfish and clean, bright-acid preparations. It's also the kind of wine that disappears quickly at a dinner party — precise, mineral, and effortlessly drinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49693899817183,"sku":null,"price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P5310229.jpg?v=1780426118","url":"https:\/\/denverwinemerchant.com\/products\/jean-claude-bachelet-saint-aubin-1er-cru-les-champlots-2023","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}