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 to protect the environment. Our wines are certified "organic" from vintage 2021.
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The vine
Plot /climat
Les Levrons (total surface area 6ha 56a). It is downhill in Puligny-Montrachet next to Meursault
History
« Levrons » was a diminutive in the middle ages for hares of which there were probably many in the area.
Soil
Deep in brown limestone with some banks of marl.
Our plot(s)
60a 40ca planted in 1947. This is our oldest Chardonnay vineyard.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1947 62a
The wine
Description
100% Chardonnay from handpicked grapes; vinified and raised in oak casks.
Taste
The deep soil gives the wine its intensity and elegance particularly characteristic of the land around Puligny; aromas are floral with hints of almond and hazelnut and the wine is fresh and rich in the mouth.
Serving temperature
12/14°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- March was sunny and budburst happened too early. 5th of April frost made big damages in Puligny. Flowering occurred lately, with wind and rain, many flower aborted, confirming a low yield vintage. Fortunately, summer was hot and dry, enhancing maturation and sugar concentration by the end of summer. Harvest started 13th of September. White wines are generous and fruit driven, but high acidity gives a good concentration and length. Red wines benefited from the hot summer with a complex bouquet and round tanins.