Domaine Ramonet is one of the most revered white wine estates in Burgundy, celebrated above all for its Grand Cru and Premier Cru white wines from Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and the Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Crus. The domaine’s reputation at the very highest level of white Burgundy is so firmly established that even its village-level expressions attract collector attention from those who follow Ramonet’s work across the full range. Les Belles Filles is a lieu-dit within the Pernand-Vergelesses appellation, a cooler-climate village situated on the north-facing slope of the Corton hill in the Côte de Beaune, producing Chardonnay of a distinctly different character from the warmer, richer sites of Chassagne or Puligny: more mineral, more tightly structured and more austere in its youth, with the cool north-facing aspect providing natural acidity and freshness that the best Pernand-Vergelesses white wines develop beautifully over time.

The 2022 Burgundy white wine vintage was warm and generous across the Côte de Beaune, producing wines of excellent concentration and early aromatic accessibility that contrast with the leaner, more mineral character that cool vintages provide in this appellation. The 2022 Belles Filles from Ramonet will reflect the vintage’s warmth in a wine of greater generosity and early drinkability than the same site in a cooler year, while the Pernand-Vergelesses north-facing slope’s natural freshness and limestone mineral character should ensure that the wine retains the precision and definition that distinguishes Ramonet’s approach across all appellations and quality levels.

A Ramonet village wine from Pernand-Vergelesses occupies a unique position in the Burgundy market: one of the finest domaine names in the region, applied to a village appellation wine at a price point that reflects the lower-tier appellation rather than the Grand Cru status of the estate’s most celebrated expressions. For collectors who seek access to Ramonet’s house philosophy, winemaking precision and gentle touch at an accessible price, the 2022 Belles Filles is an honest and intelligent choice.

Pale gold with a fresh and mineral nose of green apple, lemon, chalk, white flowers and a light hazelnut note from the Pernand-Vergelesses limestone soils. Medium-bodied on the palate with excellent natural acidity, clean concentration from the warm 2022 vintage and a mineral, precise finish. Drink now through 2030.