Berthet-Bondet - Côtes du Jura La Source 2018

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

The estate overlooks the entire town of Château-Chalon, perched on a rocky outcrop at an elevation of 450 meters. Jean has passed the torch to his daughter Hélène, who returned to take over the business after a career as a translator in Brussels, and now oversees the smooth operation of the 15-hectare vineyard. Certified organic since 2013, the wines are among the vineyard’s greatest successes, particularly the voile wines, the estate’s signature specialty. The yellow wines (4.5 hectares in Château-Chalon) are aged in magnificent vaulted cellars.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the estate:

The estate was founded in 1985 by Jean Berthet-Bondet, a former mayor of Château-Chalon and an agricultural engineer, as is his wife. Cultivated according to organic farming standards, the 13 hectares of vineyards and vaulted cellars have been managed by their daughter Hélène since 2018.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

The 2018 Côtes du Jura La Source is a new cuvée made up of two-thirds Chardonnay and one-third Savagnin, produced because yields were very good, resulting in a surplus of grapes. They don't yet know if this will become a permanent addition to their portfolio. La Source has notes of waxy apples, and it is slightly balsamic and herbal, very pleasant.

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

About the estate:

Chantal and Jean Berthet-Bondet, both agricultural engineers, left the city in 1985 to establish this 11-hectare estate, located equally within the Château-Chalon and Côtes du Jura appellations, and certified organic since 2013. Hélène, Jean’s daughter, is now at the helm. The quality is evolving toward greater expression and purity of the fruit. New vintages and labels for fortified wines have been cleverly reimagined, though the wines aged under a veil remain the estate’s undisputed stars, with a Château-Chalon that serves as a model for the prestigious appellation.