Domaine Berthelemot is a family business based in Meursault and cultivating 15 hectares in the Côte de Beaune area (Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Pommard, Beaune....). Our pledge is to produce wines revealing the true quality characteristics of the land and take care to protect the environment. Our wines are certified "organic" from vintage 2021.
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The vine
Plot /climat
Clos des Mouches
History
This mid-slope climat is exposed to the sun throughout the day. In the past, it was more populated with flowers and bushes than vines. Bees particularly loved this area. In medieval French, "mouches" actually referred to bees ("abeilles" in French). Should this wine be called "Clos des Abeilles"? Maurice Drouhin, in the post-war period, created a vast vineyard on the Clos des Mouches for his eponymous wine house and played a major role in the fame of this climat.
Soil
The soil pit we dug during the replanting in 2023 revealed that there was once an old quarry here. The stones from this quarry were used to build Beaune. The clay-limestone soil remains very stony.
Our plot(s)
Area in production: 27a 57ca. Total area of the climat: 25 hectares. This is the second largest climat in Beaune. Planted in 1986, it is located between 250 and 270 meters in altitude. At the foot of the Saint Désiré mountain, bordering the first crus of Pommard. Southeast exposure, with a slope of 5 to 15%.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1986 34a
The wine
Description
100% Chardonnay from handpicked grapes; vinified and raised in oak casks.
Taste
The nose is often flattering: white flowers, toasted hazelnuts, fresh fruits, and sweet spices. On the mouth, the attack is voluptuous, powerful, blending the freshness of the fruit with the generosity of white flowers and spices. The finale is mineral, precise, and of great persistence.
Serving temperature
12/14°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- After a very cold winter the vegetation growth started quickly as from end of march. The 28th-29th frost had luckily not too much effect on our vines. They started to bloom beginning of june. Alternating cool and very hot spells in july and august made it difficult to decide the right tile for harvest. Finally we started on the 4th of September. Gold in colour the grapes were in perfect conditions ; the wines have a strong aroma and in the mouth, are well balanced, full and rich intasted.