Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts – Domaine Pierre Vincent

Vineyard

Grape variety: Chardonnay

Surface: 0.1192 ha

Planted: 1949

Soil: Limestone clay

Orientation: Southeast

This climat is located between Les Perrières in Puligny-Montrachet and Les Charmes Dessus in Meursault. The name “Referts” is linked to the Old French Rêfe, meaning land covered in brushwood and stones, needing clearing before planting vines. Another interpretation suggests the name comes from the Germanic FARA, meaning a family estate.

Vinification

Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, followed by overnight settling

Alcoholic fermentation partially in stainless steel vats, then transferred into barrels for malolactic fermentation

Aged for 12 months in barrels, then racked into stainless steel vats and aged for another 6 months before bottling​.