Delarche Burgundy offers a clarity and purity of flavor that is endlessly captivating. Whites are creamy and concentrated, taking a cue from grand cru Corton-Charlemagne; reds are spicy and refined, delicious from the moment they\u2019re bottled to years later, when you pop the cork on a perfectly cellared grand cru born, from vines planted by family hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Winemaker Etienne Delarche learned well from his winemaking father, Philippe, who sadly passed away early in 2007. Having completed his studies in Beaune as well as traveled the world to explore winemaking in other climates and cultures, Etienne in a few short years has transformed this modest family domaine into one of the C\u00f4te de Beaune’s top names.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n Vines are cared for as closely to organic principles as possible, but the estate is not certified. All grapes are harvested by\u00a0hand.<\/p>\n For reds, Pinot Noir grapes are destemmed and fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Wines are aged in French oak barrels, with no more than 30% new wood, for 12 to 15 months.<\/p>\n For whites, Chardonnay grapes are destemmed and pressed delicately in a horizontal, pneumatic press. Juice is fermented on indigenous yeasts in older French oak barrels; the estate’s Corton-Charlemagne is fermented and aged in new oak.\u00a0All wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”WHITE WINES” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|on|||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16″ background_color=”#d46d32″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”2%|5%|2%|5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n WHITE WINES<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc \u2018Les Belles Filles'” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc \u2018Les Belles Filles'” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Deeper into the “combe” or valley of Pernand you’ll find these “beautiful girls,” the vineyard of ‘Les Belles Filles.’ Facing north, this plot is one of Pernand’s coolest, resulting in a bracing, high-altitude-inspired white with verve and energy. Chablis meets the C\u00f4te de Beaune, with an extra helping of savory spice and pepper.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc \u2018Les Combottes\u2019” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc \u2018Les Combottes\u2019” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The vineyard\u2019s high perch above the petite village of Pernand delivers a chiseled, dazzling white Burgundy full of tension, peachy fruit and mineral energy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc 1er Cru \u2018Sous Fretille\u2019” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc 1er Cru \u2018Sous Fretille\u2019” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A complex, full-bodied premier cru that faces south, enjoying the sun all day long; its white\/gray marl soils reminds of grand cru Corton-Charlemagne.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc 1er Cru \u2018Creux de la Net\u2019” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc 1er Cru \u2018Creux de la Net\u2019” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A new vineyard for the family, ‘Creux’ sits high up on the slope at the forest line, not far from premier cru ‘Ile de Vergelesses.’ Here stony soils and cool winds deliver a white Burgundy of finesse and energy, richly citrus-lined and very savory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean'” admin_label=”Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean'” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n A rare white from “sol rouge,” this premier cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean’ is sourced from grapes the estate purchases. Facing east at the top of the slope, ‘Clos Sain-Jean’ delivers a white Burgundy with a savory red-wine profile, with notes of red berries and yellow stone fruit, wonderfully mouth-filling and plush.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru” admin_label=”Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The family\u2019s few older vines sit at the top of the slope, delivering fruit that is balanced and complex, with a stony, high-altitude edge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text admin_label=”RED WINES” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|on|||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16″ background_color=”#d46d32″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”2%|5%|2%|5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n RED WINES<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Bourgogne Rouge ‘La Garenne'” admin_label=”Bourgogne Rouge ‘La Garenne'” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n High in the hills above Pernand-Vergelesses and to the west you’ll find ‘La Garenne,’ a cool plot of older Pinot Noir vines that delivers a juicy, joyful rouge that will make your mouth water. Bright red cherres, licorice, baking spices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge \u2018Les Bouti\u00e8res\u2019 Vieilles Vignes” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge \u2018Les Bouti\u00e8res\u2019 Vieilles Vignes” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Winemaker Etienne Delarche selects only older-vine fruit (70 years or older) for this over-performing villages Pinot Noir, which is bordered by premier cru vineyards. Deeper soils translates to plusher, more savory and expressive black fruits.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru \u2018Les Vergelesses\u2019” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru \u2018Les Vergelesses\u2019” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A bold and savory Burgundian Pinot Noir grown on Pernand’s most important slope, just a hop-skip from Savigny. Aromas of blackberry, licorice, violets — earthy, concentrated and yet also very refined.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru \u2018Ile de Vergelesses\u2019” admin_label=”Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru \u2018Ile de Vergelesses\u2019” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Perfectly exposed to the southeast, this walled vineyard sits high up on the slope, and with its pure limestone\u00a0soils, delivers a more refined, layered and complex red Burgundy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Le Corton Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes” admin_label=”Le Corton Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The family\u2019s few vines here too at the summit of the vineyard are also half a century old; Corton\u2019s iron-rich soils are present in the wine\u2019s structure and tangy finish.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Corton-Renardes Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes” admin_label=”Corton-Renardes Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Winemaker Etienne Delarche\u2019s father planted these now 50-year old vines himself near the summit of the noble hill of Corton. 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Winemaker:<\/strong> Etienne Delarche
Region:<\/strong> France\u00a0\u2022 Burgundy \u2022 C\u00f4te de Beaune \u2022 Pernand-Vergelesses
Vineyard size:<\/strong> 22 acres<\/p>\n