{"product_id":"domaine-barolet-pernot-chardonnay-saint-romain-sous-la-velle-burgundy-france-2023","title":"Domaine Barolet Pernot, Chardonnay, Saint Romain 'Sous la Velle', Burgundy, France 2023","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI love to drink serious white Burgundy. Memories of great bottles from Domaine Coche-Dury, Domaine Leflaive, Domaine Roulot, and Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey keep me searching for lookalikes so I don’t have to take out a second mortgage chasing the dragon of the world’s most demanded wines. I now welcome Domaine Barolet-Pernot, an up-and-coming producer getting serious attention—and for very good reason. Based in the village of Saint-Romain, just a few minutes’ drive from Meursault through a small, quiet valley, they are discreetly making some of the most compelling white Burgundy available today. While the domaine works with fruit from elite sites like Bâtard-Montrachet and Les Pucelles, their hallmark estate holding is Sous la Velle—a steep, iconic site that defines Saint-Romain at its best. Deep limestone subsoils, old vines, a slightly cooler climate from this side valley, and precise, restrained winemaking deliver a white Burgundy that would easily hold its own in a blind tasting with the superstars above. Nobody would question its place. The aromatics are immediately captivating, with that white-truffle-tinged reduction we all love. The wine is dense with flavor yet teeming with freshness, drinking very much like a top Puligny Premier Cru. This was true love at first smell—when you open it, you’ll understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Côte de Beaune is the spiritual heart of white Burgundy. Villages like Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Meursault define the global benchmark for Chardonnay—limestone-driven, mineral, structured, and capable of remarkable longevity. Saint-Romain sits just around the bend from these famous slopes, tucked into a quiet side valley and perched higher in elevation, with similar limestone geology but a noticeably cooler climate. It’s a village you don’t stumble into by accident: stone houses gathered beneath limestone cliffs, vineyards climbing steadily into fresher air, and a pace that feels slightly removed from the bustle below. Historically, Saint-Romain was often considered too cold to reliably ripen Chardonnay. Today, thanks to a warming climate, it has become a sweet spot. The higher altitude and cooler exposures preserve natural acidity and tension, while longer, warmer growing seasons now allow full phenolic ripeness with real depth and richness. The result is a new generation of Saint-Romain whites that deliver brightness, precision, and deep mineral character, along with some of the most compelling white (and red) values in Burgundy today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarolet-Pernot represents this new wave perfectly, though its roots run centuries deep. The Barolet family has farmed the limestone soils of Saint-Romain since the 1500s. The modern domaine took shape in the late 1950s with the marriage of André Barolet and Huguette Pernot, a gifted winemaker from the storied Pernot family of Pernand-Vergelesses. That union brought additional vineyard holdings and the now-familiar hyphen to the estate as family winemaking began in earnest. Yet it is Romain Barolet-Pernot, the fourth generation, who in just a few short years has elevated this once-modest domaine into one of Burgundy’s quiet rising stars. The best parcels—fruit that had often been sold off to négociants—were brought back into the family cellar, fermented and raised in carefully selected François Frères tonneaux. A more thoughtful, organic approach in the vineyards has further refined the wines, allowing Saint-Romain’s cool, high-altitude terroir to come through with greater precision, freshness, and clarity—like a polished mirror reflecting place rather than winemaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2023 Saint-Romain “Sous la Velle” opens with a highly expressive, perfectly reductive nose: white truffle, crushed flint, wet limestone, lemon peel, green apple skin, and subtle white flowers. With air, hints of almond, fresh butter, and oyster shell emerge. On the palate, it is concentrated yet taut—layered citrus and stone fruit carried by a firm mineral spine, finishing long, saline, and precise. Pair it simply and well: roast chicken with herbs, sole or trout with beurre blanc, scallops, oysters, Comté or aged Gruyère, or a classic pork loin. Serve cool but not cold, in proper white Burgundy stems, and give it a little air—this wine loves to stretch its legs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elevage","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":45979788116124,"sku":"CAUB2601-BAPERN23SANT-750","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/6937\/2572\/files\/Domaine_Barolet_Pernot_-Saint_Romain_Sous_la_Velle_2023_WEB2.png?v=1769448503","url":"https:\/\/thecaubleist.com\/products\/domaine-barolet-pernot-chardonnay-saint-romain-sous-la-velle-burgundy-france-2023","provider":"The Caubleist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}