Chateau de Beru Chablis Clos Beru Monopole 2018

Chateau de Beru Chablis Clos Beru Monopole 2018

Chateau de Beru
$118.00

Grape: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2018
Type: White

Sourced from a historic walled single vineyard in the heart of Chablis, this white wine represents the crown jewel of the estate. The parcel is farmed under strict certified biodynamic viticulture principles, where the old chardonnay vines grow in dense Kimmeridgian limestone soils. Spontaneous fermentation occurs with native vineyard yeasts in neutral containers, prioritizing historical site transparency over modern styling. It undergoes a prolonged maturation on its fine lees for up to twenty-four months before bottling without filtration.

It pours a deep gold-straw color, opening with complex aromas of yellow orchard fruit, preserved lemon, and wet stone. On the palate, the full-bodied, structured frame balances a broad texture with a sharp beam of mineral acidity. Savory flavors of fresh lime peel and dried chamomile wrap around a dense mouthfeel. A strong vein of salty salinity cuts right through mid-palate volume, keeping it fresh.

Chateau de Beru

The Béru family have owned the historical Château de Béru domain for 400 years. At the beginning of the 20th century when the phylloxera crisis hit all the vines were uprooted leaving the estate without its source of income. It was only in 1987, that the Comte Éric de Béru, out of passion for wine, undertook to replant the entire vineyard, and in particular, the famous monopole vineyard Clos Béru. His daughter Athénaïs runs the domain now and has transformed the farming to certified Biodynamic practices. Her first vintage was 2005 and in the years that have followed she has become one of the most revered and influential winemakers in Chablis.

Its terroir was formed during the Kimmeridgian era and is mainly composed of crushed limestone and marine fossils.

Grapes are handpicked, the harvest is directly pressed at low pressure. The juice is directly transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentations. All wines are aged for 14 to 16 months and are bottled without any fining or filtration. The close attention brought at each step of the winemaking process is the key element, which allows for low sulphur vinification or in the case of the single site wines no addition at all.

The wines are produced without any additives. The aging is long and carried out in accordance with the cycles and the seasons.

Our approach: analyze, understand, and express the identity of a vintage and accompany it by playing on the date of the harvest, the press, or the length of maceration.