{"title":"Pernand-Vergelesses","description":"\u003cp\u003eElegant Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from this tiny and refined appellation - that some consider - should be made Grand Cru.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2021-domaine-chandon-de-briailles-pernand-vergelesses-1er-cru-ile-de-vergelesses","title":"2021, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, PERNAND-VERGELESSES, 1er Cru, 'Ile de Vergelesses'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Pernand-Vergelesses Ile de Vergelesses 1er Cru comes from four hectares of vines between white and red, the vines averaging 40 years old. There is a bit of stemminess on the nose here. It's pretty earthy with wild hedgerows. The palate is nicely structured and spicy with black pepper and thyme. It's firm and just a little austere on the finish. It simply needs to gain a bit more \u003cem\u003ejoie-de-vivre\u003c\/em\u003e by the time of bottling. 88-90 Neal Martin, Vinous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis deeply coloured wine is slightly reserved initially, but with time begins to open up with smooth blackberry fruit and hints of mineral, earth, and rosewater on the palate. The grapes come from a tremendous domaine holding of four hectares all in one piece in the centre of the slope planted in the limestone scree of the combe. The wine is produced with a maximum of whole clusters (70%) and a minimum of sulphur during the fermentation. 93 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrinking Window: 2024 - 2032\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Maude Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46144303038624,"sku":"B21-BRIA-PVIDVR","price":174.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/1889\/8336\/files\/peter-maude-fine-wines-france-new-zealand-chandon-de-briailles-pernand-vergelesses-1er-cru-iles-des-vergelesses_447dcfb3-d45d-4bca-b7da-a45163b71a28.jpg?v=1691620982"},{"product_id":"2021-domaine-arnaud-baillot-pernand-vergelesses-rouge-a-ma-fille-mahaut","title":"2021, Domaine Arnaud Baillot, PERNAND-VERGELESSES, Rouge, 'A ma fille Mahaut'","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most picturesque villages in Burgundy. Organic agriculture. Manual harvesting with grape sorting. Traditional fermentation of 15 days in stainless steel tank. No punching (pigeage), pumping over twice a day until end of fermentation. 25% new oak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLifted nose - fine Burgundian aromas! Good concentration - light sweetness mid-palate. Creamy fruit and wild strawberry notes. Juicy. Quite delicious. \u003cstrong\u003e****½ JK 26\/5\/23.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLight cherry in colour. Sweet cherry aromas. Pretty violets bouncing out of the glass. A touch of soft exotic spices and smoke.  Melts in the mouth with a reasonably long wild raspberry finish. \u003cstrong\u003eJo Charvill 26\/5\/23.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good, pleasing bouquet. Very fine acidity and linear texture. Lovely intensity and balance leading up to a very pleasing and juicy moreish finish. Delicious says James! \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Maude 26\/5\/23.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby with violet rim. Minty sweet nose, a little orange too. Supple and légère (light), soft red fruit, mineral finish. \u003cstrong\u003eKatharine Maude (at the domaine 07\/10\/2022).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Maude Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46986541203616,"sku":"B21-ARNA-PVR","price":84.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/1889\/8336\/files\/peter-maude-fine-wines-france-new-zealand-arnaud-baillot-pernand-vergelesses-ma-fille-mahaut-rouge.jpg?v=1750904467"},{"product_id":"2022-domaine-chandon-de-briailles-pernand-vergelesses-1er-cru-les-vergelesses","title":"2022, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, PERNAND-VERGELESSES, 1er Cru, 'Les Vergelesses'","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot yet racked. An even medium deep purple. A very elegant floral, rose petal nose with some pleasing light fresh raspberry beneath. Then an extra burst of bright raspberry and cherry fruit on the palate with a little sucrosity, with the cherries reappearing after the light tannins. 13.9%. \u003cstrong\u003e**** 89-91 Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (2023).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vague hint of menthol is present on the ripe and fresh aromas of black cherry, plum, newly turned earth and a hint of the sauvage. The sleek, intense and beautifully detailed flavours aren't quite as mineral-driven but there is even better depth and persistence on the balanced and youthfully austere finale. Excellent development potential here. \u003cstrong\u003e92 Allen Meadows, Burghound (2024).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrinking Window: 2027 - 2033\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Maude Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49469335797920,"sku":"B22-BRIA-PVLV","price":140.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/1889\/8336\/files\/peter-maude-fine-wines-france-new-zealand-chandon-de-briailles-pernand-vergelesses-1er-cru-les-vergelesses.jpg?v=1712618267"},{"product_id":"2022-domaine-chandon-de-briailles-pernand-vergelesses-1er-cru-ile-de-vergelesses","title":"2022, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, PERNAND-VERGELESSES, 1er Cru, 'Ile de Vergelesses'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Pernand-Vergelesses Ile de Vergelesses 1er Cru came directly from a barrel that had not been racked. This explains why it is quite backward on the nose, with touches of blackberry and bilberry, quite a heightened marine influence, and hints of oyster shell coming through with time. The medium-bodied palate has impressive volume and fine tannins, a little fleshier than Chandon des Briailles' other cuvées with a bright, slightly peppery finish. This is contemporary Pernand firing on all cylinders. \u003cstrong\u003e92-94 Neal Martin, Vinous (2023).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways the insider's choice at this address, the 2022 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses unwinds in the glass with aromas of sweet cherries and plums mingled with rose petals and liquorice. Medium to full-bodied, ample and velvety, with a fleshy core of fruit that nicely cloaks its fine but chalky structuring tannins, it exhibits excellent potential. \u003cstrong\u003e92-94 William Kelley, Wine Advocate (2024).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill in barrel, unracked. The holding, three hectares planted to pinot, consists of one hectare of old vines from 1961, the rest mostly 30 to 40 years old. There is a little more density to the colour, and certainly a most profound bouquet which shows more classical fruit and less the effects of vinifying with whole bunches. 15% new wood shows a little in its extreme youth. A spicy dark fruited finish. Very good. \u003cstrong\u003e**** 91-93 Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (2023).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn overtly floral-suffused array speaks of violet, rose petal, lilac, humus and a plethora of red berries. The rich, succulent and concentrated larger-scaled flavours brim with an almost pungent minerality while displaying focused power on the compact, serious, austere and impressively long finale. 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This is Pernand with an Aloxe style, saved by a touch of Savigny elegance, especially towards the back. 14% but with a little freshness to finish. In bottle. Drink from 2027  - 2032. \u003cstrong\u003e*** 88 Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvellous, ripe plum fruit with hints of rosemary, earth and peppery spice. The texture is fresh and lively, with a bit more zest but less heft than the Ille des Vergelesses. The 1.33ha parcel faces east, and the vines are planted in thin soils directly over the limestone bedrock. Claude de Nicolay characterises it as 'the fruit of Savigny, the earth of Aloxe, and the spice of Pernand.' \u003cstrong\u003e94 Charles Curtis MW. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Pernand-Vergelesses Les Vergelesses 1er Cru comes from 1.2 hectares just next to the road leading up to Pernand village. It offers simple scents of cranberry, raspberry and brown spice. This is quite open. 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A rich purple colour, the nose shows a slightly higher volatile which adds a nutty element to the fruit on the nose, but this has not yet been cleaned up for bottling either. The fruit profile is just on the blacker side of the cusp with red berries. Leaves a lingering fine rich red and black cherry aftertaste. Drink from 2027-2032. \u003cstrong\u003e**** 90-93 Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Pernand-Vergelesses Île de Vergelesses 1er Cru comes from a parcel purchased by the family's great-grandmother, located on more limestone-heavy soils than the Les Vergelesses. It has a much more mineral bouquet with vivacious red cherry and raspberry fruit. The palate is ripe and generous with kirsch, Morello cherries and very light fig notes toward the finish. Drink it over the next decade. \u003cstrong\u003e90-92 Neal Martin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDid you know that the name of Ile des Vergelesses is actually Ile des Haute Vergelesses - this has a real name of Les Basses Vergelesses - but they don't like that name here! The remains of a Roman village can be found in the mid-section of this vineyard. This is a barrel sample. \u003c\/em\u003eStill airy but larger and deeper - so perfumed - that's a great nose. A more visible structure and more finishing intensity. More strict - in a good sense - finishing, again a haunting and subtle finishing. You should longer for this than the previous wines - that's why it's still in elevage. 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