Domaine Bachey-Legros Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Clos des Gravieres 2022 QUANTITY CHECK started plowing

started plowing

It takes a certain kind of American to move to France and make wine there

then retired in 2004

so his white deserves a look

This cuvée has an elegant and pale color and a powerful nose with finesse

Domaine Bachey-Legros Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Clos des Gravieres 2022 QUANTITY CHECK started plowingSantenay 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