2019 | Berlancourt | Cuvee Les Champans Bourgogne Blanc

Producer Information

Pierre Berlancourt and his family used to live in the Haute-Savoie. But Burgundy and the chardonnay were calling. Since 2008 they run Domaine Berlancourt in Meursault, one of Burgundy’s smallest estates. It is only about one hectare. All vines are in Puligny-Montrachet, but in the regional appellation. – You have some nice wines in the Haute-Savoie, says Pierre Berlancourt. You have the Mondeuse, the Abymes and the Apremont for instance. But for us it was not very challenging, so we decided to move so we could work with the chardonnay. Adrien Berlancourt, the son of Gisèle and Pierre, grew up in the world of wine. His father spent a large part of his life being a sommelier, which gave the young Adrien the opportunity to taste many different wines. In the end he decided to go to wine school. – Today we work together. We discuss everything and we make the decisions together. Most of the time we agree, smiles Pierre Berlancourt. We are a very tight team. Coming here and start from scratch was very tough. It is very difficult to find vineyards. We bought what we could find, which meant Bourgogne vineyards. But we try to make the most out of it. We try produce village appellation quality, if not premier or grand cru. Yields at Domaine Berlancourt are very low. That is part of the strategy to make the most of the modest appellations of the domaine. In 2011 the yield for Bourgogne, Les Champans was 20 hl/ha. Four years later it was as low as 9 hl/ha. The maximum yield allowed for Bourgogne blanc is 68 hl/ha. – The élevage at the domaine is very long, explains Pierre Berlancourt. For our 2011s the élevage was almost two and a half years. Our neighbours here do about ten months. We always keep our wine in barrel over two winters. From their modest holdings they produce four cuvées, three white and one rosé, all regional appellation. All vineyards of Domaine Berlancourt are located in the plain east of the route nationale in Puligny-Montrachet.

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