Château des Bachelards
Information
- Description
- Château des Bachelards • The greatness of Beaujolais terroirs
Founded around the year 1100 by the Benedictine monks of Cluny, Château des Bachelards is an exceptional winegrowing estate located in Fleurie, in northern Beaujolais. Covering 18 hectares, including 6 in a single block around the château in Fleurie AOC, the estate also includes plots in Beaujolais Villages, Saint-Amour and Moulin-à-Vent.
• Very high density (10,000 vines / ha), low yields.
• Agroforestry and plant cover in the vineyards for ecosystem balance and biodiversity.
• Very old vines under massal selection.
• Meticulous pruning, respecting sap flow to preserve plant heritage.
• Commitment to organic and biodynamic farming, respecting the rhythm of lunar cycles.
• Hand-harvested, gravity-fed.
• Native yeasts only.
• No carbonic maceration or thermovinification.
• Long vatting and gentle extraction methods.
• Aged in amphorae, concrete vats, foudre and demi-muids.
• The only Monopole in Fleurie and one of the few in Beaujolais, along with Le Clos des Bachelards, twice rated 97 and 98/100 by James Suckling.
- Country
- France
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Production mode
- Year of certification
- 2009
- Quality process
- Biodyvin;Demeter
- Packaging
- Glass bottle
- Type of product
- Still wine
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Distribution network
- Type of current customer(s)
- Cafe / Hotel / RestaurantWine merchantOrganic RetailerE-commerce / Mail orderExporterGMSWholesalerImporterSommelierDirect sales
- Current countries
- FranceHong KongThe NetherlandsUnited KingdomRepublic of KoreaSingaporeSwiss
- Type of target customer(s)
- HORECAWine merchantRetailerE-commerce / Mail orderExporterGMSWholesalerImporterSpecialized organic storesTrader / BrokerSommelier
- Target countries
- GermanyAndorraArgentinaAustriaBelgiumBrazilBulgariaDenmarkEstoniaFranceIrelandJapanNew CaledoniaNew ZealandCzech Republic
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Main contact
- First name
- Etienne
- Last name
- d'Hendecourt
- Fonction
- Sales
