Domaine Berthet-Bondet - La Poirière 2018

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

The estate dominates the whole of Château-Chalon, perched on its rocky outcrop at an altitude of 450 metres. Jean handed over the reins to his daughter Hélène, who took over from him after a first life as a translator in Brussels, and ensures the smooth running of the 15-hectare estate. Certified organic since 2013, the wines are among the vineyard's success stories, particularly the sailing wines, the estate's great specialty. The yellow wines (4.5 hectares of Château-Chalon) are matured in magnificent vaulted cellars.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the domain :

Domaine created in 1985 by Jean Berthet-Bondet, former mayor of Château-Chalon and, like his wife, an agricultural engineer. Conducted according to the rules of organic farming, the 13 ha of vines and vaulted cellars have been managed since 2018 by their daughter Hélène.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

Their oldest Chardonnay parcel was bottled separately in 2018 for the first time to produce Côtes du Jura Poirière 2018, which replaces Balanoz, and was last produced in 2016 as it had frozen in 2017 and was overripe in 2018. So, he produced this new cuvée aged in topped barrels (two new out of 22) for ten months. It had just finished malolactic when I tasted it in mid-May, and there was still some gas. It seemed to have more depth and complexity, more texture and minerality. It comes from marly Trias soils. It should be bottled in July 2019 and should make around 6,000 bottles. This is my favorite Chardonnay.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the domain :

Chantal and Jean Berthet-Bondet, both agricultural engineers, left the city in 1985 to create this 11-hectare estate, located equally in the Château-Chalon appellation and Côtes du Jura, and certified organic since 2013. Jean's daughter Hélène is now at the helm. Quality is progressing in the direction of fruit expression and purity. New cuvées and wine labels have been cleverly redefined, even if cuvées matured under sail remain the undisputed stars of the domaine, with a Château-Chalon that can serve as a model for the prestigious appellation.