2020 Château de Béru Terroirs de Béru Chablis
WINEMAKER: Athénaïs Béru
REGION: Burgundy, FR
VARIETAL: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Certified Biodynamic
The Terroirs de Beru cuvée is a blend of different plots. It reflects the distinctive identity of Béru, within the Chablis Appellation. As the vines are planted on top of the hill of Béru, they benefit from a unique micro-climate, influenced by a wide daily temperature variation and strong winds, which contribute to the specific balance of the wine. Aged for 12-18 months in old wood and bottled with minimal sulphur.
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 wife, Laurence and their daughter Athénaïs are now running the domain. Athénaïs was living in Paris as an insurance broker until 2004 when her father passed away, and she decided to move back to Béru to reclaim the vineyard, which included the painstaking task of converting it to organic, and then biodynamic (now demeter certified). 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.