Domaine Aurore Bachelet is located in Santenay — in south of the Côte de Beaune — at the foot of Montange des Trois Croix (Three Crosses Mountain). After graduating business school and traveling abroad, Aurore Bachelet returned to her Burgundian roots and took to viticultural and oenological studies. She spent the next five years training alongside her father Vincent at his eponymous domaine. Today, Aurore crafts wines from Burgundy’s two emblematic varietals: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. With each vintage, she strives to showcase and respect the grapes’ Burgundian identity. Sustainable farming is practiced in the vineyards and all work is conducted manually. Aurore practices minimal intervention in her winemaking, holding to the belief that great wine is made in the vineyard, where careful work is essential throughout the year. Her wines are aged in her 17th century cellar in French oak for 12 to 18 months. They are refined through regular scrupulous tastings and care, assembled in vat, then bottled.

Aurore’s Les Clos Roussots — brilliant ruby red in the glass — offers an intoxicating nose of gorgeous red berry and stone fruits kissed with notes of warm baking spice and a hint of potpourri. The light- to medium-bodied palate displays intense concentration, yet displays lovely elegance throughout. Cascading flavors of strawberry, raspberry and Morello cherry are complemented by a subtle minerality and ultra-smooth tannins. This beautiful Premier Cru finishes with incredible depth, length and complexity. Enchanting in its youth, though possessing the bones to age, you can enjoy this stunning wine tonight or any night over the next 10+ years.