Domaine des Bérioles - La Chabanne 2018

This 16-hectare family-owned estate, situated at the foot of a small chapel and crossed by the Way of St. James, was founded in 1989 by Odile and Olivier Teissèdre, who used to deliver their grapes to the cooperative winery. Since 2011, when the winery was established, their son Jean has been at the helm. The estate has been certified organic, with a focus on biodynamics, since 2019.

La Chabanne's Pinot Noir is the most floral and well-rounded, with a certain firmness on the finish. It is one of the most successful reds from this appellation.

Jean Teissèdre has quickly established himself as the embodiment of Saint-Pourçain’s renaissance. In 2011, he took over the family vineyards that had previously supplied the cooperative winery. His precise and lively style is evident in his reds (Pinot Noir and Gamay) and his whites (Chardonnay and Tressallier, an old local grape variety to which he is restoring its former glory). The minerality of the whites and the finesse of the reds become more refined with each vintage thanks to increasingly precise viticulture and winemaking techniques.