DOMAINE JEREMY CARTERET
Jérémy Carteret
Jérémy Carteret is a child of Burgundy. His father worked for over 30 years at Domaine du Comte Armand as the head of viticulture. After studying viticulture and oenology through an apprenticeship, Jérémy completed a diploma in viticulture and oenology in Montpellier before working during nine years for one of the most renowned estates in Beaune: Domaine Benjamin Leroux.
It was at Benjamin Leroux cellar that Jérémy undertook his first own winemaking in 2019. The experience proved to be a total success. Jérémy kept then experimenting in 2020 and 2021 through a confidential production of 700 bottles. In 2022, he decided to launched his own estate: "A fleur de Peau" was then born. In 2023, it produced around 40 barrels. Jérémy limits himself to 12,000 bottles to maintain his quality focus.
Jérémy Carteret is a child of Burgundy. His father worked for over 30 years at Domaine du Comte Armand as the head of viticulture. After studying viticulture and oenology through an apprenticeship, Jérémy completed a diploma in viticulture and oenology in Montpellier before working during nine years for one of the most renowned estates in Beaune: Domaine Benjamin Leroux.
It was at Benjamin Leroux cellar that Jérémy undertook his first own winemaking in 2019. The experience proved to be a total success. Jérémy kept then experimenting in 2020 and 2021 through a confidential production of 700 bottles. In 2022, he decided to launched his own estate: "A fleur de Peau" was then born. In 2023, it produced around 40 barrels. Jérémy limits himself to 12,000 bottles to maintain his quality focus.
To go beyond a simple negociant status, Jérémy decided the same year to start renting 1.20 hectares of Bourgogne “Les Grandes Carelles” (located in Côte de Beaune), consisting in 85 ares of of Pinot Noir and 35 ares of Aligoté. In 2022, only six barrels were produced from this very old vineyard instead of the potential fifteen barrels. These low yields make this vineyard a jewel, producing only an average of 16 hl/ha.
Jérémy also took over a small 12-acres vineyard in a plot called “Nazarette” which he has been working on since the winter 2022. Planted in 1939, this beautiful parcel of Pinot Noir is not far from “Les Grandes Carelles”.
In line with his qualitative and meticulous approach, all the grapes that Jérémy vinify only come from plots where he personally works or from grapes he closely monitors, ensuring that the vineyard work aligns with his philosophy. In addition, Jérémy personally manages all the harvests, selecting and keeping only the suitable grapes for his whole-bunch winemaking.
In the vineyard, Jérémy’s philosophy is quite simple:
• A healthy microbial life in his plots
• Minimal intervention:
o Natural grassing from August to April
o A plowing in early April followed by some light soil work until July
o Few inter-row passes to limit vegetal competition
o Certified organic treatments
• A gobelet pruning style: a very restrictive pruning to concentrate yields, sugars and acids as much as possible.
In the cellar, Jérémy’s approach is straightforward: perfect grapes for a beautiful whole-bunch style. His work consists in a traditional vinification through a spontaneous fermentation without additives, using only indigenous yeasts. The cellar is authentic and old, coming from a rehabilitated low-ceilinged stable.
Sanitary rigor is important to Jérémy who doesn’t especially want to belong to the natural wine trend. Brettanomyces or volatile acidity are for him clear markers of a lack of control, the opposite of his style of pure winemaking.
The whole-bunch grapes are pressed with a traditional vertical press and then racked in different vessels (oak, clay jar...) in a cool little cellar. Bottling takes place after 8 to 12 months of aging with a small sulfur adjustment.
REGION OF PRODUCTION
Burgundy - France
APPELLATION
Bourgogne, Mâcon-Cruzille
FOUNDED
2023
VINEYARD
1.2 ha
CLIMATE
Continental Climate
SOIL COMPOSITION
Limestone and Clay
VARIETIES GROWN
Chardonnay , Pinot Noir
AGRICULTURE
Organic Certified