Chambolle Musigny 1er cru Les Plantes 2023 Domaine Bertagna

The Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Plantes 2023 from Domaine Bertagna ranks among the most seductive and floral Premier Crus of the appellation, drawn from a modest 23 are parcel neighbouring the Charmes and Combottes. It expresses with disarming precision and delicacy everything Chambolle-Musigny does best, feminine and mineral in character, a sensual lace of flowers and fruit. A lovely moment to taste.

The terroir of Les Plantes

Les Plantes sits just below the village of Chambolle-Musigny, in the northern part of the appellation, neighbour to the Charmes and Combottes. This mid-slope terroir rests on rocky, stony soils with good natural drainage and strong presence of calcareous clays and mineral marls. These chalky, marly soils, typical of Chambolle-Musigny, are precisely what gives this Premier Cru its particular character, a refined minerality, natural freshness, and floral finesse that are the absolute signatures of this appellation, recognised as the most delicate and feminine across the Côte de Nuits. Domaine Bertagna's parcel covers just 23 ares of 100% Pinot Noir, farmed organically with rigorous yield control. Harvesting is by hand, with careful selection in the vineyard and at the sorting table. Vinification is precise, total destemming, temperature-controlled fermentation over 15 to 21 days, gentle extraction by punch-down. Ageing runs 15 to 18 months in French oak, 50% new.

Tasting profile

The robe is a delicate ruby with violet highlights, transparent and luminous, announcing the wine's finesse and elegance. The nose seduces with ripe red fruits at a gently jammy intensity, opening onto soft floral nuances. Aromas of very ripe red fruits, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, emerge with simultaneous generosity and delicacy, accompanied by notes of peony, violet, and slightly faded rose, the absolute floral signature of Chambolle-Musigny, with fine chalky minerality in the glass's depths. On the palate, velvet texture charms immediately through its roundness and suppleness. Floral and juicy, the palate reveals amplitude and softness in texture and tannins, underscored by refined minerality driving the finish toward sapid heights. Tannins are of lace-like fineness, fresh acidity well integrated brings momentum and length. The finish is persistent, floral and lightly mineral, confirming the absolute typicity of this Chambolle-Musigny terroir. Best from 2026 with beautiful evolution over ten to fifteen years.

The domaine

Domaine Bertagna sits in Vougeot, heart of the Côte de Nuits, its buildings adjacent to the former Cistercian Chapter that founded the Clos de Vougeot in the 13th century. Founded by Claude Bertagna, acquired in 1982 by the German Reh family, it is today directed by Eva Reh-Siddle and Denis Rozat overseeing production, across 17 hectares spanning 18 appellations, including 5 remarkable Grand Crus.

Food pairing

This Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Plantes pairs beautifully with confit lamb shoulder and glazed vegetables, roasted duck breast, grilled wood pigeon with cep mushrooms perfumed by thyme, roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, or summer truffle carpaccio. It finds fine harmony too with aged cheeses like Époisses or Cîteaux. Decanting for 30 to 45 minutes is advised in its youth. Served between 15 and 16°C, it will reveal all the floral delicacy, chalky minerality, and lace-like elegance of a Premier Cru from one of the Côte de Nuits' most rigorous domaines.