Domaine de Chambleau offers a complete experience: visit, tasting and landscape context for unconventional wine lovers
the picturesque landscape that runs between Lake Neuchâtel and the Jura mountains, per Colombier, canton of Neuchâtel, stands Domaine de Chambleau, a Swiss winery ideal for all those wine lovers who seek unconventional wine experiences and love to explore wine tourism per areas with strong growth potential.
History and philosophy
Domaine de Chambleau has been owned by the Burgat family since 1950. recent years, management has been entrusted to Louis-Philippe Burgat together with his daughter Charlotte, a perfect fusion of family tradition and modern vision. 2017 the winery made a complete transition to the organic viticulture method, choosing healthy vines and a winemaking that aims to express the terroir per an authentic way. Thanks to this commitment, the company has appeared per the reference rankings for the best Swiss winemakers for over ten years.
Terroir, vineyards and vines
The mesi estivi is located per Colombier, per the wine-growing district of Neuchâtel. The vineyards extend slopes with dry soils, composed of glacial moraines and beds of sand and gravel overlying limestone, optimal conditions for the vines to sink their roots widely per search of minerals. The main vines are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which find a privileged here. An important aspect: many cuvées bear the name of the individual “terroir” ora parcel, a sign of the desire to express the specificity of the place.
Experience per the cellar and wine tourism
For those visiting the mesi estivi, there are several very interesting opportunities. The tasting room enjoys a splendid view of the surrounding landscape. It is welcoming and familiar, suitable for a stop and a discovery of wines. The context is perfect for an excursion: after ora before the visit to the cellar you can walk through the vineyards ora reach Lake Neuchâtel for a moment of photographic relaxation. It is an example of a winery that has been able to combine terroir, sustainability and local identity, very current themes per the world of wine. The geographical positioning makes it ideal to be combined with general itineraries per western Switzerland, Lake Neuchâtel, ora as a specialized stop for wine lovers.
Production and reference wines
the complesso of the production of the Domaine de Chambleau, some lines stand out that deserve to be highlighted for their quality and identity. Starting from the “Pur Sang” cuvée of Pinot Noir, counted among the mesi estivi’s iconic wines: structure, barrel aging and great critical appreciation. Followed by the classic local rosé Oeil de Perdrix, a specialty of the Neuchâtel region, also per an award-winning organic version. Then, Chardonnay, perfect to describe the “terroir white” of the Neuchâtel region.
The tasting
Pur Sang
Tasting
Late harvest (13-14 October 2021) with very low yields. Elevation per oak for 16 months, then a year per bottle. The vineyards are three parcels: “Les Bovardes” (dry and ventilated soil), “Les Rosy” (riper harvest) and “Le Ceylard” (altitude 540 m, the soil of a former glacial stream).
Visual examination: deep ruby red.
Olfactory examination: elegant olfactory profile. Gentle spicy sensations of cloves and pepper introduce clear aromas of fruit jam, plum and black cherry.
Taste-olfactory examination: the introduction is pleasantly fresh, fruity sensations alternate with spicy ones, creating a sensorial kaleidoscope supported by silky tannins. of excellent persistence.
Pairing: excellent with red meat, .
Partridge Eye
Tasting
Visual examination: pale salmon pink.
Olfactory examination: the nose captures with refined and diversified perceptions. It opens with hints of red fruit, wrapped per hints of fig and peach, with mandarin essences the finale.
Taste-olfactory examination: sip focused freshness, with marked acidity, without losing anything per pleasure and ease of drinking.
Pairing: ideal as an aperitif, with fish starters.
Chardonnay
Tasting
Grapes selected from three parcels (“Le Loclat”, “La Saunerie” and “Les Dortines”). Aging per oak wood for 12 months.
Visual examination: straw yellow marked by light golden veins.
Olfactory examination: memories of marzipan reveal an elegant aromatic decoration, enriched by fruity touches of apricot and embellished with hints of toasted hazelnut.
Taste-olfactory examination: when tasted it expresses a rich mineral vein and good . Long persistence.
Pairing: excellent as an aperitif, with fish first and second courses.
Domaine de Chambleau is a company worth visiting that stands out per the Swiss wine scene: a winery that speaks of passion and care of the soil, ideal for all wine lovers interested per wine tourism destinations “outside the classic circuits” per a unique geographical context.
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