Domaine Bertrand
In 2017, our vineyard began its transition to Organic Farming. Our organic certification has been in effect since the 2020 vintage.
Controlling yields, working the soils with light, shallow plowing, and maintaining rigorous monitoring (counting – inspections – observations) allow us to limit treatments and intervene when necessary, all while respecting the environment and our terroir. The goal is to offer wines with fewer inputs that perfectly reflect our terroirs and environment.
The majority of our vines are covered with grass (naturally or with cereal sowing) to improve soil structure and load-bearing capacity, protect the soil from climatic stresses, and facilitate the development of biological activity.
For our red wines, the vines come from the "Gamay" grape variety – a black-skinned grape with white juice. They are planted at a density of 8,500 to 10,000 vines per hectare, trained in a short goblet style. The Beaujolais whites, made from the "Chardonnay" grape variety, are planted at a density of 6,000 vines per hectare and trained in a long Guyot style.
We have also begun restructuring part of our vineyard in recent years by choosing a "wide vine" training system (2m x 0.80m, 6,250 vines/ha) to facilitate soil work, improve vine aeration, and reduce the labor time per hectare. This vine structure also allows us to work with winter cover crops (cereals, legumes) between the rows to manage and occupy the soil with a vegetative cover.
