Pernand-Vergelesses

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyard area sits within the rectilinear relief of the Côte de Beaune, tectonic in origin, which extends for approximately 25 kilometres along a north-east/south-west axis.
• The Pernand-Vergelesses zone lies set back from the escarpment face of the Côte, separated from it by the Montagne de Corton, and occupies the slopes of a bifid valley opening toward the south.
• The Jurassic geological sequence comprises, at the foot of the slopes, Middle Jurassic limestones known as the "Dalle nacrée," which split into slabs and are masked by colluvial deposits.
• The Upper Jurassic marls that cover most of the slopes are rich in silica, present in the form of chailles — siliceous nodules resembling flint — or as fine sands and silts.
• Soils vary along a topographic gradient, from thin, highly calcareous soils at the top of the slopes to deeper, surface-decarbonated soils on the piedmont fans.
• The climate, dominated by a cool oceanic tendency moderated by continental or southerly influences channelled along the Rhône–Saône corridor, records a mean annual rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C.

• The earliest evidence of vines at Pernand dates to the ninth century, with a gift of vineyards attributed to Charlemagne in 775 to the collegiate church of Saulieu; a lieu-dit called Le Charlemagne exists on the Montagne de Corton and may correspond to that gift.
• Pernand-Vergelesses wines were sold in the nineteenth century under the names of Aloxe, Corton, or Beaune before being recognised as an appellation d'origine contrôlée in 1937, the commune having added the name Vergelesses in 1922.

• The red wines display intense aromatic notes of small red fruits and stone fruits, sometimes evolving toward notes of undergrowth, with a firm palate that softens after a few years.
• The white wines often offer notes of citrus, almond, and hazelnut with a palate of refreshing minerality, enjoyable young or after a few years of cellaring.

• The village's topographic position set back from the Côte, at the bottom of a valley opening toward the south, combined with the temperate climate, gives Pernand-Vergelesses wines a characteristic freshness.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Clos Berthet AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Creux de la Net AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru En Caradeux AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Ile des Vergelesses AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Les Fichots AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Sous Frétille AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Vergelesses AOC (PDO)
• Pernand-Vergelesses premier cru Village de Pernand AOC (PDO)

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB