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
- 2022: a year of relief for winemakers. The first buds came out earlier in March due to the mild weather, and thankfully the spring frost from April 9 and 10 did not cause any damage to the buds. Spring was hot and dry, making 2022 wines what we would call a premature vintage. By the end of June, the lack of rain started to be a concern. This was shortly followed by heavy rain showers, which despite some localised hail, generated just about enough water for the rest of the summer. The heatwave put the vines under strain but the drought was less damaging than in 2020, which allowed us to harvest grapes in perfect condition. Sunshine also comes through the 2022 red vintage, with more delicate flavours than the 2020 Pinot noirs. The wines were made with little wilting on the grapes and an optimal phenolic maturation process. The phenolic composites and aromas are subtle and delicate, nurturing elegant red wines.