Domaine Pavelot Pernand Vergelesses 2023

In the gentle folds of Burgundy, a small parcel of land—just **1.92 hectares**—rests under the watchful sun. Here, **vines averaging 43 years of age** stretch their roots deep into the soil, their gnarled trunks a living memory of decades past. Each season, they yield grapes of quiet elegance: **Pinot Noir**, delicate yet profound.

When harvest time arrives, the work begins not with machines, but with hands. The pickers move carefully through the rows, their wicker baskets filling with clusters that glow like garnets in the morning light. Once gathered, the grapes make their short journey to the winery, where they are **hand-sorted**—each berry inspected, only the finest chosen.

The rhythm of fermentation begins gently. Depending on the season’s maturity, up to **half the fruit remains in whole clusters**, a nod to tradition and texture. After a **cold maceration of three to five days**, the native yeasts awaken. In **open, enamel-lined concrete tanks**, fermentation continues for **sixteen days**, a slow and natural transformation guided by time and temperature.

Beneath the earth, in the quiet of the **underground cellar**, the young wine begins its long rest. It spends **ten months in French oak barrels**, **15% new**, the rest seasoned by one to six previous vintages. Another **20% rests in tank**, **sur lie**, gaining depth and complexity. The wines are later brought together—**racked, assembled, and racked again**—before finally being bottled at the domaine, untouched by haste.

Sometimes the vintage calls for **a gentle lenticular filtration**, but only when nature insists.

From this patient process, **around 9,000 bottles** are born each year—each one a reflection of its place, its season, and the people who tend it. A whisper of Burgundy, captured in glass.