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 Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Rouge pours a brilliant, translucent ruby red. A few swirls of the glass release captivating aromas of dark red and black fruits which mingle with hints of dried violets and earth. The light- to medium-bodied palate is elegant and rounded, offering a mélange of ripe fruit flavors — black raspberries, Rainier cherries and cassis — enveloped by a vibrant acidity and ultra-fine tannins. This well-balanced Pinot floats effortlessly towards a beautiful, minutes-long finish. Enjoy with brie or camembert, wild mushroom quiche or veal Scallopini.