The vine

• Plot /climat

  This site is named "Sous le bois de Noël et Belles Filles".

• History

  They might have been nuns, strikingly beautiful, living in a convent near Changey, above Pernand-Vergelesses, who would walk down to this hillside for their strolls.

• Soil

  Silty, sandy soils mixed with chaillots (siliceous remnants from flint limestone). The steep slope and high rainfall in Pernand-Vergelesses contribute to erosion.

• Our plot(s)

  26 ares planted in 1985, located between 290 and 310 meters in altitude. The slope ranges from 10% to 15%.

• Age of vines

  • Planting date Surface
  • 1985 11,09a
  • 1985 14,93a

The wine

• Description

  100% Chardonnay from handpicked grapes; vinified and raised in oak casks.

• Taste

  With a beautiful golden-green robe, the wine reveals floral and mineral notes on the nose. On the mouth, these fresh and vibrant nuances carry through, ending with a lovely saline finale.

• Serving temperature

  12/14°C. Recent vintages may be decanted 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!