Domaine du Château de Meursault : Pernand-Vergelesses 1er cru "Sous Frétille" 2025

Characteristics and tasting tips for the Pernand-Vergelesses 1er cru "Sous Frétille" 2025 from Domaine du Château de Meursault

Food and wine pairing

This wine is ideally suited to oven-baked fish, shellfish in sauce and poultry prepared in a blanquette. It also pairs well with soft or pressed cheeses, which highlight its aromatic richness and freshness.

Serving and cellaring

The Pernand-Vergelesses 1er cru "Sous Frétille" 2025 from Domaine du Château de Meursault is best enjoyed between 11 and 12°C to reveal all of its mineral freshness. According to the estate, this wine has fine ageing potential.

The Pernand-Vergelesses 1er cru "Sous Frétille" from Château de Meursault, a hillside white with mineral freshness

The estate

Domaine du Château de Meursault has belonged to the Halley family since December 2012, under the impetus of Olivier Halley. Its modern viticultural configuration, however, dates back to 1973, when André Boisseaux restructured the estate in the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy. Now farmed organically across 67 hectares, the domaine brings together a mosaic of climats ranging from Meursault to the hill of Corton, making it one of the region's major players.

The vineyard

Pernand-Vergelesses 1er cru "Sous Frétille" comes from a 12.12-are parcel located mid-slope on a pronounced gradient of around 25%, facing due south and looking towards the hill of Corton. The soils, derived from the weathering of highly calcareous Pernand marls, give the terroir a strong minerality. This sector, rather late-ripening because of its altitude and exposure to winds, gives the grapes time to reach full maturity. The vineyard is farmed organically, with careful pruning and attentive management of the vegetation cover.

The vintage

In the 2025 vintage, flowering began between 25 and 28 May for the whites. The conditions of the year allowed for steady ripening, yielding grapes of great purity. The estate describes this vintage as promising, with expressive, chiselled and aromatic whites.

Winemaking and ageing

The grapes for the Pernand-Vergelesses 1er cru "Sous Frétille" 2025 are hand-harvested into small crates, then sorted by hand before pressing and settling. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in oak barrels over 10 to 15 days, followed by ageing on the lees, with lees stirring that is not systematic and is adapted to preserve the tension characteristic of this terroir. Malolactic fermentation finishes in early February, before ageing in barrel continues until bottling.

Grape variety

This wine is made from Chardonnay, the only grape variety permitted for white wines of the Pernand-Vergelesses appellation.