Domaine Vincent Bachelet - "Le Clos du Cromin" Meursault 2021

Domaine Vincent Bachelet — established in 2007 — currently consists of 17 hectares of vineyards in ten different appellations in the Côte de Beaune and Gevrey-Chambertin. A native of Dezize-lès-Maranges, Vincent is a fourth-generation winegrower. His traditional practices and expertise were acquired while working alongside his two brothers, Jean-François and Jean-Louis, for their father Bernard at Domaine Bernard Bachelet. The three brothers ran the family estate until the mid-2000's, when they divided the estate's 100 hectares between them.

Vincent spent the next decade and a half, not only crafting stellar wines under his new label, but passing on his knowledge and techniques to his children, Aurore and Étienne. As the 2020s rolled around, Vincent divided his vineyards between them with Aurore starting her eponymous domaine and Étienne taking the reins over from his father. Étienne continues the restoration Vincent began on the property, including the 18th century wine cave and cellars. The family's dedication to history and tradition, as well as its natural farming practices, shine through in the estate’s wines. They are true farmer's wines, exhibiting unbelievable purity and authenticity.

Vincent Bachelet's Le Clos du Cromin is made from 100% Chardonnay in Meursault's limestone-marl soils. Aromas of fresh lemon curd, apple, pear, and soft stone fruits mix with a wonderful, chalky minerality as they plume from the glass. The Meursault is soft and rich with a persistent, attractive freshness that grows on the palate. There are creamy lemon meringue and apricot flavors, balanced beautifully by a subtle acidity. The wine is absolutely gorgeous from start to finish, a textbook example of the balance between tension and richness Meursault is known for.