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
- 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.