Burgundy
Chablis "Clos Béru Monopole" - 2020 - Athénaïs De Béru
Château De Béru
The estate’s most mythic Chablis, this is an ultra complex, solar wine bristling with energy... Palate: beautiful complexity, intense, and ripe fruit flavours, this is mineralesque juice, with a long and persistent finish.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Degree of alcohol
- 13 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2036
- rock’n’roll
A Chardonnay from a single parcel of vines planted in the 1980s – a vineyard site already identified by monks in the 12th century. The clay-limestone soil follows a fracture in the bedrock, and the south/southwest facing parcels are situated at an altitude of 300 metres. Vines grown biodynamically, and grapes are harvested with small 12 kg crates. Vinification: slow pressing, moved to casks for 18 months, followed by one year in wooden vats, and one additional year in bottle. Unfined, unfiltered, receives a very light dose of sulphites at bottling.
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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