Domaine Bachey-Legros Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Clos des Gravieres 2022 NO UPC and utterly of its place

and utterly of its place

and worth a little time in the cellar

Claude Cazals' Carte d'Or is a 100% Chardonnay expression of the house's philosophy: balance

Indian barley meets Islay peat

Domaine Bachey-Legros Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Clos des Gravieres 2022 NO UPC and utterly of its placeSantenay is red wine country in most people's heads, which is exactly why its whites are worth chasing. Clos des Gravieres takes its name from the gravel underfoot, and the Bachey Legros family, six generations in and now run by brothers Lenaic and Samuel, farm a high proportion of old vines here. Old vines and low yields are the whole story at this domaine, and they are the reason a Santenay can carry the concentration and detail you would expect