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.

• 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

• 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!