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
Pierrefittes
History
The name Pierrefittes originates from "pierre fichée" - an upright stone - probably a neolithic dolmen which may have been close by.
Soil
The top soil consists in light coloured stony earth, reflecting the heat, and on a mainly clay subsoil; facing south,there are slopes of 7 to 15% at altitudes of 260 to 330 metres.
Our plot(s)
81 a 19 ca planted in 1962, 1984 and 1986. facing south at altitudes from 260 to 330m .
The wine
Description
100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes ; raised in oak casks.
Taste
The aromas of red fruit with a touch of candied fruit express all the warmth of this climat (or plot); the wine from this plot owes its dark colour and silky, concentrated tannins, to the grapes which mature compact but with a low yield.
Serving temperature
15-16°C; recent vintages may be decanted 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.