Appellation
Pernand-Vergelesses
Identity card
VillageAOPRedWhite
Burgundy › Côte de Beaune · Recognised on 8 December 1936
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- About 135 ha (2008); 55% of the output is red.
- A valley set back from the Côte: wines of a characteristic freshness.
- Red premier cru: at most 48 hl/ha and at least 11% natural alcohol.
Grape varieties
White
Accessory varieties: Pinot Gris (10% at most of the holding's vines)
Pinot Gris · 30% at most of the blend
Red
Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the vines in each plot)
Only interplanted among the vines
Production rules
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 15 March after the harvest (premier cru: 15 June)
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 136 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: A south-facing valley set back from the Côte behind Corton
- Soils: Chert-bearing marls over most of the slopes
- Soils: Limestone at the foot; an alluvial fan at the valley mouth
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
5 December 2011
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1790 du 5 décembre 2011, JORF du 7 décembre 2011.
Labelling terms
- "Premier cru" and/or the name of one of 8 listed climats
- Red: "Côte de Beaune" may follow the name
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahiers des charges d'AOC publiés au BO-AGRI (décrets du 5 décembre 2011) — dont « Pernand-Vergelesses »— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
- Trade bodyVins de Bourgogne — site officiel du Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
- Trade bodyFiches d'appellation des vins de Bourgogne (surfaces et récoltes)— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
A village on the western flank of the Corton hill, giving its name to the "Pernand-Vergelesses" village appellation (red and white) and carrying, with Aloxe-Corton, the whole of the "Charlemagne" grand cru together with part of Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. Its specification credits its position, set back from the Côte in a south-facing valley, with giving its wines a characteristic freshness.
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