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
Les Chardannes, Les Combottes, Les Bas-Doix
History
Les Chardannes derives from "chardons" (thistles), once found in the area. In Les Combottes, the ground was originally hollow ("combotte" = small combe). Doix comes from the Old French word for "water conduit," which explains why the plot is perfectly drained.
Soil
Les Chardannes and Les Combottes have rather deep clay soils. In Bas-Doix, the soil is thinner and stonier, located upstream from a pond.
Our plot(s)
These plots are located at the bottom of the slope. Les Bas-Doix lie just below Les Amoureuses and Les Hauts-Doix, close to Clos Vougeot. Les Chardannes are further north of the village, below Bonnes Mares.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1968 2.47a
- 1970 3.68a
- 1992 4.70a
- 1997 8.51a
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes and raised in oak casks.
Taste
The nose is expressive, showing crisp fruit with subtle wild notes. The mouth combines density, refined toasted nuances, and impressive length, revealing all the elegance of the terroir.
Serving temperature
15/16°C. It is recommended to decante recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- Year 2021 : down in history for frost. The frost which hit the French winelands was the worst ever experienced. Our domain was seriously struck with a yield equivalent to a third of a normal grape harvest. The frost early in April, slowed down the growth rate of the vine which took time to recover in addition to which the season was marked by frequent periods of rain , beneficial for the life of the vine but complicating the control of mildew and oidium. It was not an easy season to manage right up to harvest time as from 18 September when again spells of rain did not facilitate matters ; nevertheless, healthy grapes were selected after careful sortation on picking and before processing such that on monitoring the maturity of the wine , its equilibrium is surprisingly satisfactory. The red wines are bright , ruby coloured, supple and delicate in the mouth with a touch of small , red fruit on the nose.