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Domaine Denis Bachelet

Domaine Denis Bachelet is one of Gevrey-Chambertin's most revered small estates, known for the extraordinary quality of its Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes. Denis Bachelet farmed just 3.5 hectares, with the prized Charmes-Chambertin parcel accounting for approximately 0.43 hectares of vines averaging over 80 years old. Production is minuscule — only 1,200–1,500 bottles of Charmes-Chambertin annually — making it one of the most sought-after and difficult-to-source Grand Crus from Gevrey. Bachelet's winemaking is traditional: whole-cluster inclusion, long macerations, and aging in a high proportion of new oak without excessive extraction. At auction, the estate averages $223 per bottle across 127 lots. The Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is the star, reaching $837 per bottle for top vintages. Surprisingly, the portfolio also includes a Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a white Burgundy anomaly for an otherwise red Gevrey estate. Village Gevrey-Chambertin and Côte de Nuits-Villages complete the range at more modest price points.

Bachelet's Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is sourced from approximately 0.43 hectares of vines averaging over 80 years old, producing only 1,200–1,500 bottles annually.

The Charmes-Chambertin reaches $837 at auction for top vintages, with critical scores regularly in the 95–98 range from Wine Advocate and Burghound.

The portfolio unusually includes a Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru — a white Burgundy Grand Cru parcel that sits oddly alongside an otherwise Gevrey-focused red estate.

Denis Bachelet uses selective whole-cluster inclusion and traditional winemaking, producing wines that can age 20–30 years in strong vintages.

Auction Lots

127

Avg Price / Bottle

$223

Top Vintage

2005

Price Range

$43 – $837

In the Glass

Denis Bachelet's Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is one of Burgundy's most distinctive Grand Crus: exotic, perfumed, and impossibly silky for its weight, combining dark cherry, dried roses, incense, and minerals with extraordinary persistence. The village Gevrey-Chambertin is firmer and more rustic. The Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is rich, golden, and powerful.

Portfolio

Wine	Colour	Avg Price	Lots Sold	Top Vintage
Vieilles Vignes	Red	$236	111	2005
Domaine Denis Bachelet, Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru	White	$198	8	1996
Rouge	Red	$64	8	2010

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