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
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
- 2024 : Saved from water. The end of winter was marked by mild temperatures and significant rainfall, allowing partial replenishment of groundwater reserves. Spring was characterized by frequent and sustained rainfall, resulting in high cryptogamic pressure and increased vineyard workload. A period of milder weather during flowering allowed early Chardonnay parcels to set fruit under favorable conditions. In contrast, cooler temperatures during flowering led to flower abortion in Pinot Noir. For the second time in ten years, the summer passed without a heatwave, easing water stress on vines with reduced vigor. These cool and humid conditions slowed maturation, with veraison only fully completed in the final days of August. An anticyclonic weather pattern established over the Côte d'Or during the second week of September, enabling the start of harvest on September 13th in excellent conditions. The white wines show aromatic precision, tension, with delicate profile. The red wines present fresh, crunchy fruit with fine tannins. The 2024 vintage is elegant and refined, offering classic Burgundy expression and strong ageing potential.