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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine Christelle Betton” subhead=”La Roche de Glun | Northern Rh\u00f4ne ” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20″ background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cover_dentelles.jpg” max_width_tablet=”50px” subhead_font_size_tablet=”” subhead_font_size_phone=”” subhead_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” 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” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]\"\"<\/a>\u201cMischievous.\u201d \u201cWhimsy.\u201d \u201cElixir.\u201d In naming her wines, Christelle Betton<\/strong> describes the range of emotions and feelings that her craft inspires \u2013 and that her wines deliver.<\/p>\n

Representing the third generation of her family to have answered the siren call of northern Rh\u00f4ne Syrah, Christelle\u2019s vision is one of pure and refined fruit, inspired by the cool northern Mistral winds and stony personality of her family\u2019s vineyards in La Roche de Glun.<\/p>\n

Her skills come naturally, having watched her grandfather and father care for their vines, plowing the fields by hand and farming as naturally as possible. Today Christelle farms her land organically, but is not certified; she prefers the flexibility of allowing the earth to tell her what it needs, and when.<\/p>\n

At harvest time you\u2019ll find Christelle in the cellar, in black cowboy hat and knee-high plastic work boots, in her vats stomping grapes to the rhythms of Latin jazz or French rock. Mischievous, indeed.
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Christelle manages 15 acres of vines in Crozes-Hermitage and one-third acre of vines in Hermitage. Soils in the village of Roche de Glun are alluvial, with many “galets roul\u00e9s” commonly found along the Rh\u00f4ne River valley (and most commonly in Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape). The area is also very dry, which is why the Betton family has for years plowed the land by hand, to better train their vines’ roots to dig deep in the rocky soils. Also, vineyards are well-exposed to the cold northern \u201cmistral\u201d winds from the Alps, helping preserve freshness and acidity in the grapes.<\/p>\n

Grapes are harvested by hand in small crates, and stored in a cool room for 24 hours before placing in tank. Fermentation happens on indigenous yeasts. Christelle uses only older French oak barrels (from four to eight years, and sourced from white Burgundy producers) to age her wines. In general, wines are aged in barrel for one year, and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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A 100% Marsanne wine, selected from vines planted in 1985. White flowers, citrus; full-bodied, silky and long. A gorgeous white with verve, perfect for an aperitif or with soft-rind French cheese.<\/p>\n

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