Domaine Berthelemot Meursault ‘Les Tillets’ 2018

Production

The lieu-dit of Les Tillets, with a total surface area of just over 11 hectares, was planted in 1962 and faces south-east at an altitude of between 320 and 340m. The soil is a mix of limestone and gravel. Les Tillets is an old word for lime tree, very common in this region and, in the middle ages, frequently used for medicinal purposes. The grapes are neither destalked nor crushed but fed directly by elevator belt to a closed cage pneumatic press; the pressing cycle which is progressive in pressure and with few breaking up phases, enables a quality juice to be gently extracted. After an interval of 12 to 24 hours and cooling down of the must to approx 12°C if necessary, the coarse sediment can be removed. The alcoholic fermentation takes place at a temperature of no more than 21-22°C when the clear juice is filled directly into casks and stored in the cellar.