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
Murgers des dents de Chien
History
Located above the Montrachet grand cru field, this climat (or plot) is the upper extremity of the Puligny vineyard; the "dents de chiens" (or dog's teeth) refers to the sharp stones which can be found.
Soil
This consists in alluvium, limestone and Bathonien marl; there are a number of little stone hillocks (or "murgers") nearby.
Our plot(s)
37a10ca planted in 1990.
The wine
Description
100% Chardonnay, handpicked grapes, raised in oak casks.
Taste
Light in colour with a golden hue; good expression on the nose combining a delicate mineral aroma and an aroma of stone fruit; the toasted sensation which develops on the raising process, makes this wine complex and attractive and in the mouth it is full and mineral with a saline finish.
Serving temperature
12/14°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.