Côte de Beaune · Appellation guide
Pernand-Vergelesses
Tucked between two valleys, beneath Corton: lively whites and honest reds.
- 8Premiers Crus
- 3Grands Crus
- 1936Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte de Beaune
- The appellation is created
- 8 December 1936
- Colours and grapes
- Red (Pinot Noir) and white (Chardonnay), in almost equal parts
- Area under vine (2022)
- 146 ha, including 62 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 8 climats
- Grands Crus
- Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne
- Communes
- Pernand-Vergelesses
- Altitude
- 250 – 300 m
- Exposure
- East and south
Our climats and those to know
Climats marked with a star are those we make a cuvée from. The others are the names to know in the appellation.
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Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it. The gold ★ markers are our cuvées.
- ★Our cuvée
- Grand Cru
- Premier Cru
- Village
- 1Les FichotsPremier Cru★ At the Domaine
Next to the Île des Vergelesses: a dark, full-bodied red. Our Pernand Premier Cru.
- 2En CharlemagneGrand Cru
Pernand’s share of Corton-Charlemagne, facing due west on the hill.
- 3Sous FrétillePremier Cru
Above the village, facing due south: a lively, mineral white.
- 4Île des VergelessesPremier Cru
The most renowned red of Pernand, on the Savigny border: fine and silky.
The 8 Premiers Crus of Pernand-Vergelesses
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Clos Berthet
- Creux de la Net
- En Caradeux
- Ile des Vergelesses
- Les Fichots ★
- Sous Frétille
- Vergelesses
- Village de Pernand
The terroir
East and south exposures, between 250 and 300 m. At the bottom, clay-limestone mixed with “chaillots”, flinty debris; mid-slope, stony limestone for Pinot Noir; at the top, brown or yellow marls for Chardonnay.
- Altitude250 – 300 m
- ExposureEast and south
- CommunesPernand-Vergelesses
A little history
A hillside village of narrow streets, Pernand has its vines at the foot and on the western flank of the Hill of Corton. The theatre director Jacques Copeau settled here in the 1920s with his troupe, the “Copiaus”.
- 1936The appellation is created
- 1920sJacques Copeau and the Copiaus
In the glass
Reds of small red fruit and cherry, with firm tannins, taking on animal notes with age. Whites of white flowers, citrus and hazelnut, with fine liveliness.
Reds: roast poultry, charcuterie. Whites: fish, snails, jambon persillé.
Our pairing guideOur wines from Pernand-Vergelesses
2 wines from this appellation on our list, from 78,50 € to 79 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.
Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.