Domaine des Croix Beaune 1er Cru Pertuisots 2023

Pertuisots lies mid-slope on the Pommard side of the appellation. The domaine farms half a hectare of vines spread across two parcels: Petite Pertuisots, planted in 1971, and Grande Pertuisots, planted in 1987. Both lie on brown clay topsoils similar to Pommard over a bedrock of Jurassic limestone. For the Inside Burgundy enthusiasts, Jasper Morris MW holds a minority shareholding in the vineyard. Fermented with one-third bunches and raised with minimal new oak, the cooler and shallower Pertuisots terroir gives David Croix’s most mineral Beaune 1er Cru this year. This is so good: fine, aromatic and super seductive. Already delicious, it will age magnificently (as this vineyard always does). This is one of Beaune’s grand cru-quality vineyards; the fact Croix prices this wine at the level of Bressandes tells you all you need to know!