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| "An early morning drive from Beaune to the village of Dezize-lès-Maranges was in order to visit one of the most ‘in’ growers at the moment: Bachelet-Monnot ….
It was another superb set of wines from the Domaine right from the commendable Bourgogne Rouge up to the spine-tingling Bâtard-Montrachet. My budget would actually be invested in the outstanding Maranges Premier Crus, such as Fussière and Clos de la Boutière, that I strongly suspect will represent some of the best values over the entire of the Côte d’Or this vintage, and if I were a millionaire - I would still buy them."
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate |
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| "... [The] vintage has turned out brilliantly at Maranges reference-point Domaine Bachelet-Monnot, where brothers Mark and Alexandre preside over a superb portfolio of serious, structured whites and demonstrative, pleasure-bent reds. Farming organically but without certification, the style here continues to evolve: since 2016, grapes have been crushed before pressing, and the brothers now retain more lees. As has been the case for some time now, white wines ferment and mature in 350-liter barrels. Red wine vinifications are gentle and are followed by maturation in modest percentages of new wood." William Kelley, Wine Advocate |
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“‘We started the picking on 19 September [2021] in good conditions with good acidity levels. It was surprisingly homogeneous in terms of ripeness, considering the frost and difficult ripeness cycles. We de-leafed on 9 August to obtain the ripeness and mitigate against oïdium and mildew. The reds were cropped between 23-26hL/ha – it was a ‘demi-récolte’ and they underwent an eight- or nine-day cuvaison. We pressed for around 3.5 hours, longer and gentler than usual, and gradually reduced the amount of SO2, year by year. The fermentation was very rapid - just two weeks. We will probably bottle the reds a little earlier, at the end of the year and the whites next March.’ It’s a depleted portfolio this year, with cuvées such as the Meursault Clos du Cromin, Pommard Chanlins and Saint-Aubin En Remilly succumbing to the frost and rot. Yet what survived sends tingles down the spine, not least a brilliant duo in the form of the Puligny Les Referts and Folatières, while the Maranges Les Fussières demonstrates what this oft-overlooked appellation can do in the right hands. Those right hands come little better than Marc and Alexandre Bachelet.”
Neal Martin, Vinous |
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A cuvée of parcels in both Puligny (2/3) and Chassagne (1/3), 40+ year old vines
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‣ "There is impressive richness and volume to the delicious flavors that are blessed with plenty of sappy dry extract on the lemon, clean, and dry finale."
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com |
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| 50+-year-old vines; the highest-elevation vineyard in Maranges |
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‣ "The 2021 Maranges La Fussière 1er Cru rouge was very complex to pick, the 5.5-hectares with ten different types of ripening depending on vine age and terroirs. It has a very mineral-driven bouquet, beautifully defined with more black fruit than the Clos de la Boutière. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp red fruit, a little leafy in style and sapid with a peppery finish ..."
Neal Martin, Vinous |
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‣ "A more elegant and admirably pure nose freely offers up its aromas of red cherry, plum and violet along with a more subtle touch of earth. There is again excellent vibrancy to the beautifully delineated medium-bodied flavors that flash both a subtle minerality and a beguiling finesse on the balanced finale. This is a really lovely effort that makes one feel like drinking it now, though it too has the stuffing to repay a few years of aging. Worth considering."
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com |
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| 30+-year-old vines - mostly from the lieux-dits of La Canière (just downhill from Champs Gain) and Pot Bois (high on the hill above Clos Saint-Jean and En Cailleret), but also including some La Chêne, Les Benoîtes, En Journoblot, and Les Houlières |
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‣ "Pale lemon yellow. The bouquet is discreet, suggesting medium density of correctly ripe fruit. There is a little more body underneath, with quite complex aromatics, a touch of spice overlying a bed of white fruit. Citrus appears lightly at the very end. Looking good."
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com |
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| 30+-year-old vines - from the lieux-dits of Les Meix, Corvée des Vignes, Noyer Bret, and Les Houlières |
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‣ "The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet village has a strict, petrichor/wet limestone-scented bouquet, focused but not powerful. The palate is well balanced with a sappy entry, fine depth for a Village Cru and beautifully-judged acidity. A dab of spice enlivens the finish. This is an excellent, citrus-driven Puligny."
Neal Martin, Vinous |
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‣ "... There is a really lovely sense of underlying tension to the dense and relatively powerful middleweight flavors that are succulent yet nicely detailed while retaining the innate refinement of a Puligny. This is an excellent villages that is well worth your consideration."
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com |
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| A lieu-dit on the north side of the village abutting Santenots, 60+-year-old vines |
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‣ "There is excellent density and power to the larger-scaled flavors that display the robustness typical of Clos du Cromin on the clean, dry and persistent finish that is borderline tannic. This is also very good for its level ..."
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com |
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