Domaine Bertheau Chambolle Musigny Les Charmes 2016 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2016 Domaine Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, produced in the Chambolle-Musigny appellation. This cuvée comes from the Les Charmes plot and holds Premier Cru status. Rated 18+/20 by Jancis Robinson, it offers a floral and aromatic profile, combining fruit, spices, rounded tannins, and a long finish. The indicated drinking window spans from 2021 to 2041.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chambolle Musigny
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Bertheau
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Charmes (Chambolle Musigny)
- Millésime
- 2016
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Bertheau
Domaine François Bertheau is a family-run estate situated in Chambolle-Musigny, in the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates 6.22 hectares of Pinot Noir, spread across the village appellation, several Chambolle-Musigny Premiers Crus and the Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru. François Bertheau, who took over the estate in 2004, is responsible for its management and winemaking.
- Owner
- François Bertheau
- Maître de chais
- François Bertheau
- Surface (ha)
- 6.22 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 10 000 à 15 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Domaine François Bertheau is part of a long history of family winemaking in Chambolle-Musigny, where the family is said to have been established for several generations. François Bertheau represents the fifth generation to run this family vineyard. He took over the management of the estate in 2004. The estate is based on Rue du Carré in Chambolle-Musigny and remains an independent, family-run business. Its vineyard covers 6.22 hectares, planted exclusively with Pinot Noir. The plots are situated in Chambolle-Musigny and include village and premier cru appellations, notably Les Charmes and Les Amoureuses, as well as a plot in the Bonnes-Mares grand cru. The wines are aged in barrels for around eighteen months and bottled unfiltered, according to information published by the estate in trade publications.
Les Charmes (Chambolle Musigny)
Les Charmes is a climat of Chambolle-Musigny entirely classified as Premier Cru and officially recognized among the geographical designations of the appellation. It is located in the eastern part of the hillside, below Les Plantes and Les Feusselottes, in the northward extension of Les Amoureuses. The terrain, with a southeast exposure, combines limestone soils with alluvial and stony materials, while its geology varies within the climat, notably featuring Comblanchien limestone in its upper part.
- Vineyard commune
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is generally linked either to former uncultivated land—the regional meaning of "charme"—or to the presence of hornbeams (charmes), trees formerly present on the site.
- Exposure
- Southeast
- Altitude
- 245–265 m
- Soil
- Limestone soils, with alluvial inputs and a more pronounced stony load in the lower part.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic limestone bedrock; documented presence of Comblanchien limestone in the upper part of the climat, within a geologically diverse ensemble.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.660000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- 40 to 45 years according to a professional sheet by Kermit Lynch, with no specific planting date provided.
Histoire de la parcelle
A 1929 judgment defined the Chambolle-Musigny appellation of origin and established a first plot-by-plot delimitation of the communal vineyard. The Chambolle-Musigny appellation contrôlée was then recognized in 1936, with Les Charmes listed among its climats classified as Premier Cru. In 2013, the INAO approved the mapping of the final delimitation of the commune's Premier Cru classified climats.