Domaine des Berthiers

Evelyne, the wife of Jean-Claude Dagueneau still resides at the Estate where she perpetuates the memory of her husband. Our “Cuvée d’Eve” bears her name and is dedicated to her.

10-12°C

2-10 years

The Domaine des Berthiers is located in the vineyard hamlet of Berthiers at the foot of the Saint-Andelain hill. It fortuitously benefits from the ‘Silex’ terroir which is only found in rare vineyards in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. The Silex terroir cuvée (Cuvée d’Eve) originates from plots of Sauvignon Blanc from Saint Andelain known for yielding intense concentration of aromas.

We pay specific attention to the vines that produce the Silex vintage and they are monitored with great care. We harvest only when the grapes are at perfect maturity. To optimise freshness of the juice it is rapidly transferred to the cellar where they are delicately pressed. The pressed must is then cold stabilised and left for 8 days in contact with the lees. After racking, fermentation takes place at low temperature followed by an ageing on fine lees for 10 months in new wood (30% of the vintage).

The Cuvée d’Eve truly reveals its pedigree in the company of grilled or roasted fish, Thai cuisine or with dessert and a mango-raspberry vacherin!

Our Cuvée d’Eve, from the Silex terroir leaves no one indifferent. Endowed with a strong personality, it assumes its aromatic exuberance of ripe fruit (pineapple, grapefruit, orange) and its 10 months of ageing in oak. It overflows of luxurious and zestful expressions of a panoply of flavours and is full of complexity. The terroir of this cuvée accompanies this aromatic intensity and carries the ensemble with a proud elegance.

This is the emblematic vintage of the Domaine that is constantly of an exceptional quality through which it reveals the complexity and subtlety of the Saint-Andelain terroir.

10-12°C

2-6 years

The Domaine des Berthiers is located in the vineyard hamlet of Berthiers at the foot of the Saint-Andelain hill. It benefits from the ‘Silex’ terroir which is only found in rare vineyards in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation.

The Saint-Andelain cuvée stems from plots of Sauvignon Blanc planted throughout the town and almost exclusively on Silex soils.

Les vignes de Saint-Andelain sont suivies avec le plus grand soin tout au long de l’année. Au moment de la vendanges, l’attention est portée sur l’équilibre aromatique et sanitaire de toutes les parcelles afin de cueillir des raisins à parfaite maturité. Les jus sont extraits à basse pression avant d’être stabulés à froid, au contact des bourbes fines pendant 8 jours. La fermentation se fait à basse température puis elle est suivi d’un élevage sur lies fines avec un batonnage hebdomadaire pendant au moins 6 mois et jusqu’à la mise en bouteille.

The Saint-Andelain village cuvée is an excellent choice to accompany your seafood platter, lobster, sautéed scallops but also just as a cocktail and of course with goats cheese!

The Saint-Andelain village cuvée from Domaine des Berthiers is a reference in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. Marvellously refined with aromas of ripe citrus fruit (lime, mandarin …) and the smoky notes of the Silex terroir, this is a perfect example of balance with a steely tension. The chiseled acidity of Silex dances on the palate with aromas of blackcurrant, mango and lemon like a ballerina on her toes. A lively wine that expresses the noble character of the Blanc Fumé de Pouilly.