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
Grèves
History
The "Grèves" climat is the largest in Beaune, covering 31 hectares. Due to its size, the soils within Les Grèves are not uniform. The name "Grèves" refers to "gravel." This gravel has often broken down into silt, and iron oxide is also found in the upper part of the vineyard. Philip Youngman Carter, artist and literary critic, described the wines from Grèves as "gentle velvet delight".
Soil
Silty soil at the foot of the slope, becoming more clay-limestone along the incline.
Our plot(s)
Surface area: 8 ares. Located between 230 and 260 meters. East-facing exposure with a slope ranging from 5% to 15%.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1958 13.26a
- 1975 13.81a
- 1976 50a
- 1978 4.67a
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes; raised in oak casks.
Taste
The wines, delicate and deeply colored, are marked by refined, fresh red fruit. Supple, smooth tannins and a mineral-driven finish give them great length and elegance.
Serving temperature
15/16°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- 2024 : Saved from water. The end of winter was marked by mild temperatures and significant rainfall, allowing partial replenishment of groundwater reserves. Spring was characterized by frequent and sustained rainfall, resulting in high cryptogamic pressure and increased vineyard workload. A period of milder weather during flowering allowed early Chardonnay parcels to set fruit under favorable conditions. In contrast, cooler temperatures during flowering led to flower abortion in Pinot Noir. For the second time in ten years, the summer passed without a heatwave, easing water stress on vines with reduced vigor. These cool and humid conditions slowed maturation, with veraison only fully completed in the final days of August. An anticyclonic weather pattern established over the Côte d'Or during the second week of September, enabling the start of harvest on September 13th in excellent conditions. The white wines show aromatic precision, tension, with delicate profile. The red wines present fresh, crunchy fruit with fine tannins. The 2024 vintage is elegant and refined, offering classic Burgundy expression and strong ageing potential.