Domaine Berthet-Bondet - Château-Chalon 2013
Price: $136.00
| Producer | Domaine Berthet-Bondet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Jura |
| Subregion | Château-Chalon |
| Varietal | Savagnin |
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Sku | 010132 |
| ABV | 14.00% |
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Domaine Berthet-Bondet began in 1984 when Jean Berthet-Bondet and his wife, Chantal, purchased 10 hectares of vines spread in and around the Château-Chalon appellation in the Jura. The estate is located in the foothills of the Alps near the Swiss border. The domaine made their first vintage in 1985 with an old barn housing the vats and a 16th century cellar holding the wines. Jean and Chantal grow the local white grape Savignin, the local red grapes Trousseau and Poulsard and the more well-known Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, creating a wide range of wine styles.
The 2009 Château-Chalon is made from 100% Savignin fermetned in stainless steel with native yeasts and then aged for at least six years in oak barrels under a layer of yeast, without racking or topping up. This technique of aging the wine under yeast — called sous voile in France — is similar to flor aging of Fino and Manzinilla Sherries in Spain, and imparts a distinct nutty, savory complexity to the wine. This bottle will age gracefully for 50 years, though is ready to drink after 10 years with two hours of decanting. This is truly one of the great wines of the Jura and one of the most unique and distinctive in all of France.
