Bachelder 'Les Villages' Pinot Noir

Producer's Notes: 

'Les Villages' is a gorgeous, red-fruited, crunchy wine with cherries, raspberries, and even some super fresh small forest strawberry overtones. Although elegant, this wine is immense and lightly astringent and has a beautiful ageing potential. A great nose of durable red and black fruit shines, currently with cloves and spice behind. Lovely and rose-petaled, rich in the mouth, the striking acidity and the glycerine-silkiness surprises! The finish is long, with only slightly perceptible ripe tannins. Delicious and good right now, yet there is a huge potential for improvement for the next 5+ years! This wine still has much, so much, to give, to reveal! If you want to age a truly great Pinot Noir that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg - look no further! 

What we say:

Bachelder “Les Villages” Pinot Noir - Niagara, Ontario

Thomas Bachelder’s Les Villages Pinot Noir is a beautifully assembled expression of cool-climate Niagara - crafted from a selection of top sites across the region to deliver purity, finesse, and unmistakable Pinot character at an exceptional price. It’s a cuvée designed to showcase place over power, with Bachelder’s signature light touch guiding every detail.

The aromatics are bright and inviting: red cherry, raspberry, and wild strawberry lifted by subtle floral notes and a whisper of spice. On the palate, Les Villages is silky and elegant, offering fine-grained tannins, lively acidity, and a graceful, mineral finish. It’s a wine that feels poised and balanced, with an effortless drinkability that still hints at quiet complexity.

Grape variety: Pinot Noir

Style: Elegant, fresh, silky cool-climate Pinot

Drink window: Now–2028

Perfect for: Roast poultry, salmon, mushroom dishes, charcuterie, cozy evenings

Delicate, expressive, and wonderfully crafted - Les Villages is a benchmark Niagara Pinot Noir and one of Bachelder’s most consistently charming wines.