Jean-Claude Bachelet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles 2023 Subregion_Barbaresco The result is a farmhouse

The result is a farmhouse ale that is bright

The extended maceration builds the structure Nebbiolo demands while the large-format oak preserves freshness without adding wood character

keeping temperatures moderate and ripening slow through the entire growing season

and there is something of that directness and physicality in how he approaches winemaking: unadorned

Jean-Claude Bachelet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles 2023 Subregion_Barbaresco The result is a farmhouseThe Land Macherelles is a premier cru vineyard on the eastern face of Chassagne Montrachet's hillside, with full east exposure that brings morning light early and moderates afternoon heat. Within the context of the Bachelet range, Macherelles is consistently the most forward of the white premier crus on release a function of its exposure and position on the slope, which tends toward freshness and early definition rather than the deeper, more brooding