Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz - Roussette de Savoie El-hem 2020
16,5/20
RVF
What a superb contrast for this wine with its exuberant nose, almost exotic richness, and slender palate. Its depth and complexity are astonishing. With pure fruit and a perfectly defined palate, this Altesse works wonders. A flagship cuvée!
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Eye
Strong color, pale gold hue, pearlescent sheen
Nose
Waxy in appearance, the nose reveals a lively expression where the freshness of the fruit is enhanced by spicy, rustic green notes: beeswax, acacia, fresh pear, redcurrant and lime, aniseed and fenugreek.
Mouth
Possesses a precise energy that engages the honeyed yet tangy composition of the aroma, the salty definition of the grain, and the delicacy of the substance.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
half an hour in advance
Drink before
2027
Guard
6 years
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with Beaufort cheese, smoked eel, chicken with crayfish, or just on its own!
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Gilles and Christine established their estate in 1990. It gradually expanded during the 1990s and was certified organic in 2002. As a disciple of Michel Grisard, Gilles introduced biodynamic farming, obtaining Demeter certification in 2018. The estate operates like a cooperative, where everyone is committed to doing a good job and making good wine. Four principles: no subsidies, soil worked with animal traction, everything is done by hand, everyone is well paid. Natural wines, more ethereal than ostentatious, with cuvées bearing emblematic labels.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2020 guide) 16.5/20 (2018 vintage) (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About the estate:
The son of a laborer, Gilles Berlioz is a self-taught and happy winemaker. Trained as a landscaper, he started out in 1990 with 0.8 hectares in the Chignin area, helped by his partner Christine. Today, he has 6.5 hectares, plowed by horse, converted to organic farming in 2005 and then to biodynamic farming in 2020. Anthroposophy is at the heart of the estate. Gilles Berlioz must be the only winemaker in our guide who makes decisions in the vineyard or cellar with his employees and who shares his workforce with two other properties... Hence the rather unique term "shared estate." Of the three children, it is Jeanne, the youngest, who is set to take over the reins. From simple Chignin to Mondeuse, via the exceptional Chignin-Bergeron wines vinified from selected plots, all the wines offer expressions of striking depth of flavor. The wines are aged with biblical simplicity, without wood. Discerning wine lovers snap up these masterfully crafted wines, which are available in very limited quantities. The welcome at the estate is warm. This is an essential destination that has shown the way for an entire region and an entire generation.
Customer rating
3.5/5
based on 2 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. APOLLINAIRE M. Published on 09/04/2025
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Review and opinion by Mr. JEAN PAUL C. Published on 09/07/2023
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