Bourgogne Aligoté Les Plumes (Sans Soufre)
Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils
Type
White Wine
Appellation
Bourgogne Aligoté
Variety
100% Aligoté
Rougeot’s Aligoté comes from the lieu-dit Les Plumes, which is located in the plains below the village of Meursault on the far side of the RN74 road. Rather than viewing Aligoté as a second-class grape, Rougeot treats it with the same serious farming and vinification as all other wines from the domaine. The alternate stripe label at Rougeot indicates that the cuvée has been bottled without any added sulfur.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Les Plumes
Soil type
Clay-limestone soil
Vine age50 years old
ExpositionSouth - Southeast exposure
Altitude220 m
Vinification
Fruit is handpicked, direct pressed, and cold settled for two days. Fermentation begins spontaneously with native yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation in barrel. The wine is racked into steel tanks for blending and rests for one month before filtration and bottling.
Elevage8 months in 4 to 6-year-old oak barrels (50%) and concrete tanks (50%)
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined and filtered