2022 St-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois, Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet et Fils

2022 St-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois, Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet et Fils

Le Charmois is on a hill just next to Chassagne-Montrachet’s 1er Cru Les Chaumées. Its cool, poor limestone soil makes for a tightly powerful wine with straight, chalky freshness. There’s a spicy, fresh ginger twist to the fruit, perhaps thanks to the playful reduction going on here. It’s salty, taut and extremely good.

Critic score
91.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Le Charmois (1er Cru), St-Aubin, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
  • Grape
    Chardonnay
  • Maturity
    Young 2026 - 2033info
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%
  • Classification
    Premier Cru

Tasting notes

Clear mid lemon. There is very little apparent on the nose at first. Some fruit, and even some summer flowers, begin to emerge. There is a freshness to this along with concentration. It remains quite discreet, backward, needing the rest of the elevage, but there is a mineral note to the final acidity which promises very well. Drink from 2027-2032. Tasted: October 2023.

Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (January 2024)
90—93/100

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