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
La Maladière (total surface area 13ha 58a)
History
The name "Maladière" refers to the remnants of leper houses ("maladreries") that once treated the sick during the Middle Ages. These establishments were often located in sunny areas, away from residential homes.
Soil
The soil has a reddish/ochre tint, indicating the presence of iron oxide in the clays. The subsoil, composed of limestone and dolomite, produces many small and friable rocks.
Our plot(s)
Located between 240 and 280 meters. South-east exposure with a 5% slope.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1978 22.40a
- 2005 22.70a
- 2007 22.40a
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes; raised in oak casks.
Taste
Rich red in colour, the wine has red fruit aromas; in the mouth it is supple but well structured with fine tannins and a persistent finish.
Serving temperature
15/16°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- March was sunny and budburst happened too early. 5th of April frost made big damages in Puligny. Flowering occurred lately, with wind and rain, many flower aborted, confirming a low yield vintage. Fortunately, summer was hot and dry, enhancing maturation and sugar concentration by the end of summer. Harvest started 13th of September. White wines are generous and fruit driven, but high acidity gives a good concentration and length. Red wines benefited from the hot summer with a complex bouquet and round tanins.