2017 Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes #110122645
Reviews 91 points Wine Advocate "The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is also showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, plums and cherries mingled with sweet soil tones, grilled meats and dark chocolate. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and textural, with a velvety attack, lovely purity of fruit and a long, precise finish" 92 points John Gilman "Monsieur Bachelet’s 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is absolutely superb this year, with a beautiful synthesis of deep and sappy fruit coupled to striking minerality. The nose jumps from the glass in an evocative blend of black raspberries, grilled meats, black cherries, toasty oak, a beautiful base of black minerality and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and almost sumptuous on the attack, with great depth in the mid-palate, fine-grained tannins and impeccable focus and grip on the long, complex and sappy finish. I love the backend energy and lift here!"
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About Domaine Denis Bachelet
It wasn’t lucrative (or easy) at first. His grandparents had retired a decade prior, and Denis started from scratch without a cellar or equipment. A serendipitous meeting with importer Becky Wasserman introduced him to prominent wine writers like Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson, and Clive Coates. Critic reviews catapulted this one-man-show to the top of collector-worthy Burgundy with laud including “nobody makes Charmes-Chambertin like Denis Bachelet” (Neil Martin, WA)
Even his Village level wines have been described in the Wine Advocate as, “the best [v]illage-cru that I have ever tasted” (NM). If you have the opportunity to acquire one of his prized bottlings, you can expect a distinct style that’s built on power, concentrated flavors, and textural richness, thanks to his old vines and judicious use of new oak.