Château de Béru - Montserre - Chablis 2022
Château de Béru is located in Béru, in the Chablis appellation in Burgundy . The Château, classified as a historic monument, was built around a centuries-old wine heritage. The lunar calendar painted on the facade of the current entrance testifies to the importance of the cycles of the moon in the organization of agricultural work. In the 19th century, due to the Phylloxera crisis, the vines were uprooted. It was from 1987 that Eric de Béru exercised his planting rights and replanted 15 hectares of vines, including Clos Béru which he farmed directly. The other plots are leased. At the beginning of the 2000s, Athénaïs , the current owner, initiated negotiations with a view to resuming rents. The estate is certified in biodynamics . At the same time, a trading activity “Les Vins d’Athénaïs” was created, developed in partnership with the producers that the estate supports and supports.
The harvest is done manually and the grapes are sorted in the vineyard and then transported to the press in small boxes. The pressing lasts several hours and is divided into micro-stages to gently extract the juice. Fermentations take place in barrels of different sizes (228, 350 and 400 liter barrels, demi-muids and tuns), with little new wood. The aging is long, and the wines are aged for at least 2 winters on their lees.
Montserre is a plot located at altitude, exposed to the four winds and bordered by a hedge of trees which shelter birds, forming a virtuous ecosystem. The terroir is composed of dense plates of limestone superimposed, with white pebbles on the surface.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
