the ideal location was found and a vineyard bought in the Willamette Valley
Soft fine tannins combine with great length of flavour to give a wine of youth that will repay with cellaring- a very complete and elegant wine
It’s an old-vine blend of Listán Blanco from the high altitude
powdery tannins and integrated lemony acidity add to the fine structure of the wine and its exceptional balance
The wine is matured on its lees in large oak barrels for 12 months
Bachelet-Monnot Santenay Les Prarons Dessus 2022 georges-vigouroux the ideal location was foundLes Prarons Dessus is one of Santenays northernmost vineyards, adjacent to Chassagne 1er Cru Morgeot and just beneath Clos de Tavannes. The chalky soils here are rich in red clay, which, combined with the old vines, gives a darker, rounder Santenay with more flesh and finer tannins. This incorporates one third whole bunches, and the wine was raised in traditional 228 litre barrels (20% new). Incredibly fine, this is more Chambolle in style when