Jean-Claude Bachelet Les Encégnières Chassagne Montrachet 2018 LAST CALL The grapes for the Barbaresco

The grapes for the Barbaresco come from the most mature plantings

framing the long finish

joined the business in the late 1990s

where it undergoes full malolactic fermentation and aging sur lie for 18 months

Jean-Claude Bachelet Les Encégnières Chassagne Montrachet 2018 LAST CALL The grapes for the BarbarescoThe basic Chassagne bottling is made entirely from 50 year old vines in the lieu dit Les Encgnires, which is shared by both Chassagne and Puligny. Though it is a large vineyard, only a tiny piece of Les Encgnires extends into Chassagne, just below the famous Btard Montrachet. This prime source allows the Bachelets to make an exceptional village bottling of uncommon richness.