Amélie Berthaut is one of Burgundy's most promising young winemakers, as these 2013s, her first vintage, clearly show. At 18, Berthaut left home to pursue studies in agronomy and oenology in Bordeaux. Internships at Napa Valley's Rudd Estate and New Zealand's Crater Rim followed. Those experiences give Berthaut, still just 26, a global perspective that is exceedingly rare for someone her age. Berthaut adds she would have gladly done one more harvest in New Zealand, but her father threatened to sell the family domaine if she didn't come back home. Amélie Berthaut makes wine under two labels. Domaine Denis Berthaut is her father's estate in Fixin. Amélie Berthaut also inherited a third of Domaine Gerbet in Vosne-Romanée from her mother's side of family. Berthaut wants to preserve that legacy, so those wines are now marketed under Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet. The wines are made with a minimalist aesthetic that is reflected in the vineyards and cellar, and ultimately in translucent, classic Burgundies that emphasize finesse. In 2013, most of the wines are made with destemmed fruit, but the use of whole clusters went up in 2014. The small, cramped cellars in Fixin hold both foudres and standard barriques. Many of the wines undergo malolactic fermentation in foudres, which is not common in Burgundy. Readers looking for an emerging, as yet undiscovered estate will want to check out Berthaut. It won't be long before these wines command a broader audience.
From The 2013 & 2012 Red Burgundies (Apr 2015) by Antonio Galloni
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