Bachelet-Monnot Santenay Les Prarons Dessus 2023 pinot blanc In the Yarra Valley

In the Yarra Valley

It produces a bewildering fragrance of peony and violets

which speaks for itself in terms of the product and values which have inspired it: quality

Deep red in colour with a ripe

whole-bunch ferment and no fining—though the vines are on different rootstocks (420A rootstock in this case

Bachelet-Monnot Santenay Les Prarons Dessus 2023 pinot blanc In the Yarra ValleyLes 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