A refined Blagny 1er Cru ‘Sous le Puits’ from Domaine Joseph Pascal, expressing the elegant and mineral character of this high-altitude Côte de Beaune terroir. Ripe citrus, white flowers and orchard fruit lead into a precise, textured palate with lively acidity, fine limestone minerality and a long, saline finish.
Domaine Joseph Pascal Blagny Premier Cru 'Sous le Puits' 2019
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Style
A refined and structured Burgundy Pinot Noir, combining elegance with freshness and mineral tension. Linear and precise, with a more lifted and cool-climate profile.
Vineyard
Located in Blagny, in the Premier Cru “Sous le Puits,” on higher-altitude limestone-rich slopes above Meursault. This cooler site produces wines with freshness, fine structure, and pronounced minerality.
Winery
Hand-harvested grapes, carefully sorted and gently extracted. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in French oak barrels (partially new), enhancing structure while preserving finesse and terroir expression.
Nose/Palate
Red berries, cherry, floral notes, and subtle earthy spice on the nose, followed by a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins, vibrant acidity, fresh red fruit and mineral notes, and a linear, elegant, persistent finish.
Blagny is a small and distinctive Premier Cru terroir in the Côte de Beaune, situated high on the slopes above Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. Its elevated position and limestone-rich soils give the wines a particularly fresh, mineral and precise character.
The village is unusual in Burgundy for producing both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with its white wines generally more widely recognised. The higher altitude creates cooler conditions, helping Chardonnay retain vibrant acidity and aromatic definition, while the limestone soils provide a distinctly chalky and saline backbone.
Blagny Chardonnay typically shows lemon, green apple, pear, white flowers and fresh stone fruit, developing almond, hazelnut and subtle pastry notes with age. The palate is refined and energetic, with fine texture, lively acidity and a long mineral finish.
The vineyards of Blagny are closely connected to the great terroirs of Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault, yet their elevated position gives them a distinctly different personality: less opulent, more lifted and mineral-driven.
At its best, Blagny Premier Cru offers a beautifully precise expression of Chardonnay — fresh, elegant and chalky, with remarkable tension and ageing potential.
Sous le Puits is one of the recognised Premier Cru climats of Blagny, situated high on the slopes above Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault. Its elevated position and limestone-rich soils give Pinot Noir a fresh, mineral and precise character.
The wine shows red cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry and subtle floral notes, with hints of spice and earthy complexity developing with age. On the palate, vibrant acidity and fine tannins provide structure, while the texture remains elegant and refined.
The combination of high altitude, cool exposure and chalk-rich soils gives Sous le Puits a lifted and energetic personality, with more freshness and finesse than the richer expressions of lower-lying Côte de Beaune sites.
Sous le Puits is a precise and mineral expression of Blagny Premier Cru Pinot Noir — elegant, fresh and savoury, with excellent potential for bottle ageing.
2019 was a warm and elegant vintage in Blagny, producing wines with ripe fruit, refined texture and excellent freshness. The high-altitude vineyards helped preserve acidity and balance, while the limestone-rich soils contributed mineral precision and tension.
The wine shows red cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry and subtle spice, followed by a fresh, finely structured palate with delicate tannins and a long, savoury finish.
Compared with cooler vintages, 2019 offers greater ripeness and generosity, while retaining the lifted, mineral character typical of Blagny’s elevated terroir.
2019 Blagny Premier Cru is a graceful and balanced vintage — combining ripe fruit, freshness, finesse and elegant mineral tension.