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
Pierrefittes and Jouères
History
Pierrefittes is thought to refer to the presence of a "standing stone" or dolmen. Jouères likely comes from the Old French word "jouelles," referring to the crosspieces placed between upright stakes to tie the vines.
Soil
Pierrefittes: soil composed mainly of loam and white marl with numerous limestone rocks. The soil is complex to work with as it is prone to compaction. This plot is sheltered from the wind and faces south, giving the grapes an excellent and early ripeness. Jouères: the soil is clay-loam. Despite its location at the foot of the slope, the soil is relatively thin.
Our plot(s)
Pierrefittes: 81 ares. Jouères: 23 ares. South-facing with slopes ranging from 7% to 15%, at an altitude of 260 to 330 meters.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1962 28.55a
- 1969 23.75a
- 1984 30.82a
- 1986 21.82a
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes; raised in oak casks.
Taste
The wines from both terroirs are blended during the barrel-aging period to create a harmonious whole. Pierrefittes brings great concentration, dark fruit, and smoky notes. Red fruit dominates in Jouères. Together, they form a rich and gourmet wine.
Serving temperature
15/16°C. It is recommended to decante recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- 2023 - An year of plenitude. The 2023 spring weather was unsettled, with many storms that fortunately did not have damage on the vineyards. Thanks to a high rainfall in August, grapes were numerous and juicy. We feared that achieving perfect maturity would be a challenge because of the high volume of grapes, but the fruits finished ripening and the aromas concentrated extremely fast thanks to an unexpected heatwave that hit us at the beginning of September. It is also around that time that harvest started (on the 5th of September). Yeast did transform sugar into alcohol at a relatively slow pace, alcoholic fermentation finished in December. While tasting, we get a dominance of fruit driven aromas and a gourmet, elegant vintage. We note that 2023 is more refined than 2020 vintage for both reds and whites. What a blessed vintage!