Bachelet-Monnot Maranges Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2023 coldstream-hills followed by degorgement and liqueur

followed by degorgement and liqueur dosage

Even today

not least for the fact that it's such a great pound-for-pound value

Limes and spices to finish

stewed rhubarb and white-fleshed stone fruit are the obvious fruity aromas here

Bachelet-Monnot Maranges Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2023 coldstream-hills followed by degorgement and liqueurThis charismatic old vine cuve is drawn from Le Chamery in Cheilly ls Maranges and Le Clos in Sampigny ls Maranges. The mass selection vines are 40 years old, and the soils tend towards red clay, shot through with rocky chalk. Alexandre Bachelet notes that these terroirs are reasonably warm, and he uses a significant percentage of bunches (25% in 2023) to balance the depth of fruit. 25% new wood only.