Clos de la Perrière (1er Cru, Vougeot)

Clos de la Perrière sits in the northwest corner of the Vougeot appellation on the Côte de Nuits. Its position is exceptional even by Burgundian standards: Musigny, one of the Côte de Nuits' most celebrated Grand Crus, lies immediately to the northwest, while the famous Clos de Vougeot borders it to the south. This placement within a corridor of Grand Cru vineyards underscores the site's prestige and reflects the quality of its terroir.

• Northwest corner of Vougeot, Côte de Nuits, France
• Directly adjacent to Grand Cru Musigny (northwest) and Clos de Vougeot (south)
• Southeast-facing aspect maximizes sun exposure
• Elevation of 240 to 250 meters

The vineyard's name, Perrière, derives from the French word for quarry, a direct reference to its medieval history as a stone source. The soils are broken and stony, sitting over calcareous clay with a high proportion of limestone. This limestone-rich profile contributes to the vineyard's characteristic minerality. The site also benefits from a warmer mesoclimate compared to other Vougeot Premier Cru plots, a consequence of its sheltered orientation and southeast aspect, which allows for thorough ripening of Pinot Noir.

• Stony, broken soils over calcareous clay with high limestone content
• Warmer mesoclimate than neighboring Vougeot Premier Cru sites
• Southeast aspect provides strong sun exposure throughout the growing season
• Limestone drives the mineral character notable in the wines

The Cistercian monks of Cîteaux, who developed much of what became Burgundy's finest vineyard land, used the Perrière site as a quarry to source stone for constructing the walls and buildings of Clos de Vougeot. After the quarrying era ended, the site transitioned to viticulture. In the mid-19th century it was planted with white varieties, a detail that reflects broader experimentation with grape varieties during that period in Burgundy. It was subsequently converted to Pinot Noir, which it grows exclusively today. Domaine Bertagna, its current sole owner, has shaped the vineyard's modern identity as a monopole.

• Medieval quarry supplying stone for Clos de Vougeot construction by Cistercian monks
• Planted with white varieties in the mid-19th century
• Subsequently converted entirely to Pinot Noir
• Now a Premier Cru monopole held by Domaine Bertagna

Clos de la Perrière produces red wines from Pinot Noir that combine finesse with genuine weight and concentration. The stony limestone soils impart a firm mineral spine, while the warm mesoclimate ensures full physiological ripeness. The result is a supple, well-structured wine with the depth expected of a site surrounded by Grand Cru neighbors. As a monopole, every bottle carries the Domaine Bertagna label, giving the wine a consistent house signature across vintages.

• Fine and supple texture with notable weight and concentration
• Mineral character derived from limestone-rich soils
• Well-structured with the capacity to age
• Consistent profile as a monopole bottling from Domaine Bertagna