2021 Berthaut-Gerbet
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

93-95 Points Neal Martin Vinous.com januar 2024

“The 2021 Vosne-Romanée Les Petits-Monts 1er Cru was fermented in concrete instead of stainless
steel in order to lessen reduction, though there is still a little on the nose. Nevertheless, one can
discern the precise red cherries and crushed strawberry aromas, that distinctive floral touch. The
palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, exquisite balance and quite a sustained, understated,
slightly gourmand finish that lingers long in the mouth.

Readers should note that there will be a small reduction in Amélie Berthaut’s number of cuvées in 2022 as a couple of
contracts are returning to Charles van Canneyt for his new project – Domaine des Chezeaux. “It was not an easy season
because of the frost and hail one month afterward in Fixin,” Amélie Berthaut tells me. “So the vineyards were not looking
great. Then, there was a lot of disease pressure. We only picked two cases of the Fixin Hervelets! It was not that bad in the
end because it was a cooler vintage than 2018-2020, back to Burgundy Pinot Noir. That is good after very rich years. We
started the harvest on 20 September and picked for around ten days. We sorted out some fruit, so what we put into vats
was of good quality. It is very different from previous vintages. We never do a lot of pigeage, so there weren’t big changes
apart from less stem addition as we had adequate freshness, plus there was some botrytis.”