2023 St-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois, Jean-Claude Bachelet et Fils

2023 St-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois, Jean-Claude Bachelet et Fils

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Le Charmois is on a hill just next to Chassagne-Montrachet’s 1er Cru Les Chaumées. There is around 40 centimetres of topsoil then the vines hit cool, poor limestone soil making for a tightly powerful wine with straight, chalky freshness. The wine is aged in around 20% new oak which adds a little spicy accent of ginger and acacia. A beautifully energetic wine the palate offers ripe white peach and apricot notes with a verve of salinity on the finish.

Critic score
92/100 info
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Case, 6 Bottles
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£270.00
Bottle
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£45.00

Wine details

  • Region & country
    France
  • Grape
    Chardonnay
  • Maturity
    Young 2026 - 2033info
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • Classification
    Premier Cru

Tasting notes

Mid lemon yellow. A touch of sandalwood, but otherwise quite chiselled. A substantial volume of white fruit on the palate, more flesh than Champlots, fine acidity, a little grapefruit behind, and very persistent. Picked at the perfect moment. Iodine from the rock. Drink from 2027-2031. Tasted Oct 2024.

Jasper Morris (December 2024)
91—93/100

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