Pernand-Vergelesses wine

The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Pernand-Vergelesses may be used for red and white wine, with Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety, respectively.

The western side of the Corton hill is located in the commune, including vineyards of all three Grand Cru AOCs of the hill: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne.

The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 percent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines,[3] but this not very often practiced.

They belong to two groups: One group is situated south of the village, in the direction of Savigny-lès-Beaune, and may produce both red and white Premier Cru wines; the other group is located immediately to the northeast of the village, on a hill adjacent to the Corton hill, and may produce only white Premier Cru wine.

[2] The climats classified as Premiers Crus are: The three Grand Cru AOCs of the Corton hill are partially overlapping, and are situated in three communes: Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton (the largest part) and Ladoix-Serrigny.

View from the north over Pernand-Vergelesses and its vineyards. On the left, just beyond the village, is the foot of the Corton hill with Grand Cru vineyards. On the right beyond the village are various Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru vineyards.
The Premier Cru vineyard Île de Vergelesses.
A bottle of Pernand-Vergelesses wine from the Premier Cru vineyard Île de Vergelesses.