2023 Jean-Claude Bachelet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Septem Terrae

Benoît and Jean-Baptiste Bachelet’s viticulture is defined by a rigorous biodynamic regimen—reaching full organic certification with the 2023 vintage—and an uncommonly patient 18-to-24-month élevage on fine lees. The "Septem Terrae" cuvée integrates seven distinct climats, including Blanchots-Dessous and Encégnières, providing a comprehensive survey of Chassagne-Montrachet’s diverse limestone and clay matrices. To manage the generous yields and warmer ripening conditions of 2023, the domaine utilized a light crushing of the fruit to extract structural bitterness, a technique that successfully anchors the vintage’s ripeness with essential tension. This technical precision results in a wine of dense vertical architecture and a satiny mid-palate, framed by the reductive energy of extended aging in neutral 456-liter casks. The final profile is notably racy and mineral-etched, exhibiting the structural persistence and saline finish characteristic of the estate’s low-intervention, site-transparent approach.