Domaine Vincent Bachelet Maranges 1er Cru Les Fussiere Vieille Vignes 2020Varietal: Pinot Noir Originally from the Maranges, Vincent Bachelet began making wine alongside his father Bernard. He started to work on his own separate estate in 2008 in a place along the famous Route des Grands vins, in the very heart of Chassagne Montrachet. For 3 generations, wine making and vine growing take part in Bachelets family. For 2 years, Vincent has been working with his daughter Aurore, and in a few years Etienne, his youngest son,

his youngest son

defining the purest form of all substances

Here in Provence he farms some 44 acres of vineyard scattered throughout the region planted to 14 different varietals

Chardonnay

This wine is a blend of two vineyards in Santa Barbara County

His brother Eric started Lieu Dit wines in Santa Barbara

The Sauzet method of whole bunch pressing and reductive ageing has produced a wine of great richness

Practicing organic

The fermentation is in temperature-controlled enamel tanks and a percentage of the wine is matured in old oak barrels

Vincent’s dedication to old vines and tireless work in the vineyards is clearly evident in his wines

a tasting room with year-round events

This certified-organic (by CCPB) one-man estate makes compelling wine from old vines in the heart of Chianti Classico