Puligny-Montrachet Les Aubues・Jean Claude Bachelet 2017

Puligny-Montrachet Les Aubues・Jean Claude Bachelet 2017

Product name: Puligny Montrachet

Producer name: Jean Claude Bachelet

Variety: Chardonnay

Region: France > Burgundy

Category: White

Capacity: 750ml

€65,95
 
€65,95
 

(The following is from the importer's materials)
This wine is sourced from grapes grown just south of Batard-Montrachet. It offers refined fruitiness, rich minerality, and a clear palate. Vineyard Information: 250m above sea level, white clay soil rich in limestone. South-southeast facing. Vineyard 45 years old. Grape Cultivation and Harvest Information: The grapes are cultivated using the lutte raisonnée method. Cultivation is environmentally friendly, with minimal chemical use. Guyot style. Yield: 55hl/ha. Harvested mid-September. Annual production approximately 3,000 bottles. Winemaking and Aging Information: Fermentation for 1-3 months at 18-20°C. Aging in barrels for 18 months, with 20% new oak barrels. Winery Information: Located in Saint-Auban, a hillside region bordering Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet et Fils is run by two brothers from the Bachelet family. The brothers founded the Domaine with their father, Philippe Bachelet, on the vineyards originally cultivated by their grandfather, Jean Bachelet. Currently, they own 10 hectares of vineyards, 4.5 hectares each in Saint-Aubin and Chassane-Montrachet, and 1 hectare in Puligny-Montrachet, producing 60,000 bottles of wine per year. They practice the lutte raisonnée method in grape cultivation and strive to preserve the natural environment as much as possible in winemaking, resulting in wines with strong character that bring out the unique characteristics of the terroir.

Product name: Puligny-Montrachet

Producer: Jean Claude Bachelet

 

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Jean Claude Bachelet

Superb wine created by young and talented brothers

Brothers Benoit and Jean-Baptiste of the Bachelet family run the domaine, which dates back to 1648, in the hilly area of ​​Saint-Aubin, adjacent to Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The domaine name comes from the brothers' father, Jean-Claude, and they produce 60,000 bottles of wine annually from their 10 hectares of vineyards. We practice organic grape cultivation (biodynamic since 2015) and winemaking in a natural state as much as possible without any modification, producing wines with strong character that bring out the individuality of the terroir.

The Bachelet brothers have been engaged in wine making in earnest since 2000. His father, Jean-Claude, has now retired and is in charge of managing the domaine. Their goal is to create wines that are gentle on nature and that express well the characteristics of the terroir. A white wine with sophisticated fruit flavors and mineral richness, and a red wine that is very elegant and has potential. It is a style that can be enjoyed immediately even if you drink it now, and will become even more elegant as it ages. In 2002, Bienvenue Batard-Montrachet, created by Bachelet, received a high rating of 19/20 in the French wine magazine "Guide Hachette", making it a promising domaine that can represent the region.

5 types of red and 16 types of white
The domaine produces 5 reds and 16 whites from 4.5 hectares each in Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet, and 1 hectare in Puligny-Montrachet, grown on stony limestone soils. It is made from grapes rich in minerals. The average age of the vines is 40 years, and all vines are hand-picked. The new brewery, established in 2010, has also installed a fruit sorting table, and through thorough fruit selection, only healthy fruit is brewed using traditional methods. Malolactic fermentation takes place slowly, and both the red and white wines are aged for 18 months. The key is that it survives two winters before bottling. Although few producers use this method, the wine closes during the winter and reopens in the spring, repeating the process twice to produce wine that maximizes the benefits of barrel aging. The barrels are also made from wood that has been dried for 36 months.