{"id":3362,"date":"2016-11-17T16:45:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/?post_type=project&p=3362"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:21:35","slug":"domaine-de-la-madone","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/project\/domaine-de-la-madone\/","title":{"rendered":"Domaine de la Madone"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine de la Madone” subhead=”Le Perr\u00e9on | Beaujolais” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bojo_web.jpg” max_width_tablet=”50px” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\"madone_featured\"<\/a>When does cellar-aged Beaujolais take on the noble character of a refined Vosne-Roman\u00e9e? When it’s crafted by our partners at Domaine de la Madone<\/strong>. Even the most seasoned connoisseurs shake their heads when we reveal the label after they’ve tasted Madone blind\u2014how can a Beaujolais show such density, complexity and freshness at once?<\/p>\n

When we first visited this family estate more than 20 years ago, we knew in an instance that we had struck vinous gold. This was exactly the sort of Beaujolais that Burgundian devotees could love!<\/p>\n

Winemakers Olivier and Bruno Bererd know that the secret to the finest Beaujolais is location. The village of Le Perr\u00e9on shares much of the same rugged, mineral-rich soils, high-altitude vineyards, and older, low-yielding vines as its cru neighbors.<\/p>\n

So now the secret is out\u2014Madone Beaujolais should for all purposes be a cru wine, but that\u2019s just a twist of bureaucratic fate. In the meantime, you can enjoy one of the more expressive, terroir-true and long-lived Beaujolais wines…for a steal of a price.
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The Bererd family\u2019s vines are some of the highest in region, sitting between 1,600 and 2,000 feet above sea level. Vineyards are perilously steep, far too dangerous for tractors; harvesters need to be as agile as mountain goats to cut and gather the fruits of the family’s ancient Gamay vines.<\/p>\n

Vines range from 40 to 60 years old, with many 100 years old or older. Soils are mostly pink decomposed granite, like cru Fleurie. The family has practiced sustainable farming from the start, and is now certified organic.<\/p>\n

Grapes are harvested exclusively by hand, and sorted at the cellar door. Fruit is fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, and aged also in tank.
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WHITE WINES<\/p>\n

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The brothers Bererd are smart growers and winemakers; not long ago they planted Chardonnay vines just outside the Beaujolais appellation, on a naturally cool, north-facing slope. Today these vines are in their prime and the succulent and balanced fruit harvested from these granite slopes just might make you think the Cote de Beaune had moved further south. Energy, pep and tons of juice; a lovely Burgundian Chardonnay that begs to be sipped all day long.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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