Pernand Vergelesses

Pernand-Vergelesses is a beautiful small village is tucked away behind the hill of Corton. Coming from Beaune, you have the Vergelesses and excellent Ile de Vergelesses vineyards on your left, facing due east, and the Corton Charlemagne vineyards on the right facing south-west. The red wines of Pernand (60% of production), excepting the two Vergelesses vineyards, can be on the austere side while the whites are racy and mineral.

• 138 hectares of village Pernand Vergelesses & 57 hectares of premier cru

Pernand-Vergelesses is an excellent source for fine burgundy at a relatively affordable price. Jadot have registered their own name, Clos de la Croix de Pierre (The Stone Cross), in a vineyard which is shown on the maps as En Caradeux, facing the mighty hill of Corton. The lower part of the slope is an excellent site for Pinot noir, while whites are grown on lighter soils higher up

Recommended Producers: Chandon de Briailles, Sylvain Loichet, Louis Jadot