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 of the vine and its environment. Our wines are certified "organic" from vintage 2021.
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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)
Located between 280 and 300 meters, Les Belles Filles is in the valley leading to Echevronne. In cooler years, the grapes struggled to ripen.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1961 7.13a
- 1975 18.77a
- 2000 7.88a
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes; raised in oak casks.
Taste
A beautiful, bright ruby color precedes aromas of red fruits and blackcurrant, and a mouth combining freshness, elegance, and fine tannins. The suppleness of the tannins suggests a wine best enjoyed within a few years; not one to forget in the cellar.
Serving temperature
15/16°C. Recent vintages may be decanted to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- The mild Winter meant that vegetation growth started early; we began debudding mid-April and with fine sunny weather the vine developed and flourished gradually in good conditions. The Summer was very dry which accelerated the maturing process with a lower yield but a high aromatic concentration for the Pinot Noir grape; for the Chardonnay however, the conditions were satisfactory for both growth and maturity. The grape harvest commenced on 20 August. The red wines are deep, bright in colour, they reflect red fruit together with full and elegant tannins.