Bourgogne Chardonnay Les Grandes Gouttes

Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils

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Rougeot - Bourgogne Chardonnay Grandes Gouttes

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Bourgogne

Variety

Chardonnay

The lieu-dit Les Grands Gouttes sits at the southern edge of Meursault on border with Puligny, just a few hundred meters below the Premier Cru vineyard Les Charmes. It generally has a lighter, racier profile.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Grandes Gouttes

Vine age50 years

Vineyard size1.5 ha

ExpositionSouth / Southeast

Altitude230 m

Vinification

Fruit is handpicked, direct pressed, and cold settled over 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.

Elevage18 months in 1 to 10-year-old barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Filtered

More about
the producer

Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils

Founded in 1970s

13 hectares

In the center of Meursault village, Pierre-Henri Rougeot has been quietly producing impeccable, minimal intervention, low-sulfur wines since he returned to the family domaine in 2010. The 18th century stone cellar was originally built for the Hospices de Beaune to press fruit from the adjacent orchards, and was purchased Pierre-Henri’s great-great-grandfather in the 19th century. Today, the orchards have been transformed into an elegant garden and stamp-sized monopole vineyard, and the cellar has been renovated to comfortably hold two vintages from Rougeot’s 13 hectares of vines in and around Meursault.

Pierre-Henri’s experience traveling throughout France gives him a unique vision that hews strongly to Burgundian tradition, marked by a soft touch inspired by the vins na...