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.
The vine
Plot /climat
Grèves (total surface area 34ha 22a).
History
The word « grève » means « gravel ». Nowaday, the soil is both gravelly and sandy. This type of soil is great for drainage when heavy rain. Grève « climat » is the biggest of Beaune appellation.
Soil
Sandy at the foot of the slope and more stony, higher up.
Our plot(s)
67a 93ca planted in 1976.
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Age of vines
- Planting date Surface
- 1976 67a93ca
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes; raised in oak casks.
Taste
Robust and richly coloured with both finesse and elegance on the palate; the wine will age well with characteristic sauvage tones.
Serving temperature
15/16°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.
The vintage
- After a very cold winter the vegetation growth started quickly as from end of march. The 28th-29th frost had luckily not too much effect on our vines. They started to bloom beginning of june. Alternating cool and very hot spells in july and august made it difficult to decide the right tile for harvest. Finally we started on the 4th of September. Little sortation was necessary because of the quality of the grapes. After fermentation, the wines had a deep shiny shade and very fine red fruit aromas slightly jammy. In mouth the wine is dense , rich and elegant.