Region: Burgundy
Producer: Château de Béru
Stationed in Burgundy — the heart of Chablis wine country — Château de Béru has been helmed by the Béru family for 400 years. And while the wines have long been highly regarded, they reached new (well-deserved) acclaim when Athénaïs, the family’s youngest daughter, took the reins in 2004. As a staunch advocate for natural winemaking, sustainable farming, and, well, extremely good wine, she’s become something of a Burgundy icon — and over the course of the last decade, her bottles have only grown tastier and more sought-after.
Varietal: Chardonnay
This is the type of Chardonnay designed to convert the “anything but Chardonnay” folks. It’s unoaked with fleshy, salty, limestone-forward tasting notes. Think: Clean, floral, and rocky, with a bit of custard cream on the nose.