Burgundy
Ariane - 2021 - Athénaïs De Béru
Château De Béru
Notes of vineyard peach, redcurrant, and dried flowers. The short maceration lends a delicate tannic texture, placing this wine at the intersection of orange and rosé. The palate is supple, with a persistent finish. Ariane is the daughter of Athénaïs and Antoine, born in June 2021.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Bourgogne
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
A single-parcel cuvée with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Aligoté vines cultivated biodynamically in the Côte d'Auxerre. In the winery, the goal is to recreate this parcel in the press: roughly equal parts of all three grape varieties are placed in the press as whole clusters for overnight skin-contact maceration within the berries. The wine then undergoes 18 months of aging in Burgundy barrels that have seen several wines. Bottled at Château de Béru without fining or filtration, with just a micro-dose of sulfur added.
Athénaïs De Béru
Athénaïs de Béru embodies an estate, a family, and four centuries of history. A history marked by forward thinking and innovation. Take her father, who in the 1980s decided to replant their entire historic estate, including the famous Clos Béru. A bold decision indeed, for the family had last grubbed up the vineyard after the phylloxera crisis – and hadn’t replanted since! Yes, the family had...
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