Winemaker Notes
This clos is not far from the village of Pernand, on calcareous, stony soil, facing east. The Croix de Pierre is a large stone cross at the entrance to the vineyard. Most of the vineyard is planted to Pinot Noir. The fruit is fermented in tanks, and then the wine is matured in oak barrels for about 15 months before bottling. Serve with red meats, lamb and mild cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of sliced lemons, strawberries and flowers. Medium-bodied, tight and focused with bright acidity and a clean finish. Shows focus and finesse.
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a dense wine with great tannins and black fruits. It has concentration and ripe berry flavors, with a youthful vigor that will allow it age well. Drink this full wine from 2024.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Aromas of cassis, wild berries and peony introduce the 2017 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot), a medium to full-bodied wine that's ample, fleshy and succulent, with melting tannins and a nicely delineated finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Pernand-Vergelesses is one of Burgundy's secret values. The 2017 Louis Jadot Clos de la Croix de Pierre 1er Cru - Pierre 1er Cru is a beautiful wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine is attractive and enticing. Its aromas and flavors of savory spices, dried tobacco leaves, and red fruits and pleasingly positioned in this elegance expression of Burgundy. Pair it with a lightly-spiced Porchetta. (Tasted: January 22, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Occupying the most northerly combe (the French term for a valley that cuts through a hillside) of the Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelles sits to the west of and behind the hill of Corton. The most sought after whites of the village come from the slope of Pernand on the side of Corton where Pernand-Vergelles shares the Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne with Aloxe-Corton. The best red producing Cru is Les Vergelles, which overlaps into Savigny-les-Beaune. Reds here are fleshy, seductive and structured while whites are both lively and age worthy.