Jean-Claude Bachelet 'Les Macherelles' 1er Cru Chassagne-Montrachet 2021 ORGANIC fermentation in small cement tanks

fermentation in small cement tanks

Pale light yellow with a green hue

sinuous and more-ish

with a bedrock of limestone and dolomite covered by iron tainted clay

Jean-Claude Bachelet 'Les Macherelles' 1er Cru Chassagne-Montrachet 2021 ORGANIC fermentation in small cement tanksThe 2020 Chassagne Montrachet Les Macherelles 1er Cru presents a finely tuned nose of citrus lemon, peach skin and touches of candle wax and crushed stone. The palate is clean and precise on the entry, then very smooth and harmonious, offering seductive peachy, mango notes. Not amazingly complex on the finish, yet there is fine persistence and sensibility to this Chassagne. Jean Baptiste (first vintage 2005) and Benot Bachelet (first vintage 2000) are