Jean-Claude Bachelet, Chassagne Montrachet Macherelles Blanc Size:6x750ml (from 3 different plots measuring

(from 3 different plots measuring

5-hectare plot of 65+-year-old vines at the top of the Paje vineyard

it fermented with some full clusters and indigenous yeasts in oak vats and had 30 days of maceration

The powerful and sleekly muscular flavors are quite firm yet there is a certain generosity that renders the mouth feel somewhat finer than that of the Clos de la Roche on the gorgeously persistent finish

But it certainly seems sometimes as if botrytis sought out him

Jean-Claude Bachelet, Chassagne Montrachet Macherelles Blanc Size:6x750ml (from 3 different plots measuringThis is also quite ripe with a similar aromatic profile save for a hint of petrol. There is again excellent volume to the rich, succulent and suave flavors that terminate in a finish that again lacks much refinement. Still, there is both fine depth and persistence and this should drink well after only a few years of bottle aging while rewarding 5 to 8 years of it if desired.