PERNAND-VERGELESSES

Color: Dark ruby.

Nose: Opens with strawberry, raspberry and violet. As it ages, it develops notes of undergrowth and spices.

Palate: Solid with well-melted tannins. Fleshy and full-bodied, its fatness gives it a lot of harmony.

Its preference is naturally for meats with relatively strong flavors such as roasted veal, braised or in sauce, leg of lamb, game birds and grilled pork. A roast beef will also be a perfect match for the character of the Pernand-Vergelesses appellation. On the cheese board: Mont d'Or, Vacherin, Tomme de Savoie, Reblochon, Cîteaux.

Serve from 15 to 16°C.

100% Pinot Noir.

Pernand-Vergelesses is one of the first villages of the Côte de Beaune. It is located north of the capital of Burgundy wines, between Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix-Serrigny. On the western slope of the hill of Corton, whose south-western slope carries famous Grands Crus. The vineyard of Pernand-Vergelesses counts nearly 145 hectares. It is divided almost equally into red and white wines. Most of the vines face the east, between 250 and 300 metres. At mid-slope, the stony limestone soil is suitable for Pinot Noir. At the top, the marly, brown or yellowish soils are dedicated to Chardonnay.

Grapes are hand-picked, passed over a sorting table, crushed, de-stemmed, then vatted for about 15 days and matured in barrels for about 12 months.