Bachelet-Monnot Santenay Les Prarons Dessus 2023 pinot blanc 90% Grenache planted 1904

90% Grenache planted 1904

Fermented with natural yeasts in barrique with no battonage and bottled after malo to retain the freshness imparted by the granite soils

There is rich

It produces a bewildering fragrance of peony and violets

Bachelet-Monnot Santenay Les Prarons Dessus 2023 pinot blanc 90% Grenache planted 1904Les Prarons Dessus is one of Santenays northernmost vineyards, adjacent to Chassagne Premier Cru Morgeot and just beneath Clos de Tavannes. The chalky soils here are rich in red clay, which, combined with the old vines, gives a darker, rounder Santenay with more flesh and finer tannins. This incorporates one third whole bunches, and the wine was raised in traditional 228 litre barrels (20% new). Incredibly fine, this is more Chambolle in style when