Bourgogne Côte d’Or Chardonnay La Monatine

Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Bourgogne

Variety

Chardonnay

La Monatine is located just next to the Château de Meursault. Part of the lieu-dit is classified as Meursault Village. 2017 is the first vintage of this cuvée from Domaine Rougeot.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

En la Montagne

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vines planted in55 years (average)

Vineyard size2 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.

Elevage11 to 18 months in oak barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

UPC Code Bottle046139084047

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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...