2023 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Pommard, Cote de Beaune, France Testalonga Happiest in the cellar

Happiest in the cellar

The town of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is a neighbor of the town of Aÿ

It is more serious than that- his perfectionism and aspirational vision leads him to downplay what is clearly a spectacular bottle of Sangiovese

From vines in 75% Hautes Cotes de Beaune

it can just as easily be enjoyed neat—perhaps paired with a Friday night fish fry as is done in St

2023 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Pommard, Cote de Beaune, France Testalonga Happiest in the cellarAbove and touches 1er Chanlins on the Volnay side of Pommard, just next to Rugiens 40+ year old vines Very dangerous, steep parcel at 400m that is worked by hand Red clay and chalk soil 15% whole cluster Indigenous yeast Aged in barrel (15% new)