Bourgogne Pinot Noir Les Vaux
Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils

Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Bourgogne
Variety
100% Pinot Noir
'Les Vaux is a single-vineyard plot of Bourgogne Pinot Noir located in Meursault close to the town center. Like all of the Pinot at Domaine Rougeot, the fruit is vinified whole cluster with no added SO2. Les Vaux has the classic structure and savory flavor of the Côte-d'Or. This wine is excellent for enjoying in its youth.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Les Vaux
Soil type
Clay-limestone
Vine agePlanted in 1960s
ExpositionSouth - Southeast exposure
Vinification
Grapes are 15% destemmed and 85% whole cluster. Fermentation in tanks over 15 to 18 days, 1-2 daily pumpovers; 1-2 punchdowns during fermentation which happens without yeast, blending of free flowing and press juices, barrel filled up with fine lees, malolactic fermentation in barrel.
ElevageAgeing for 18 months in 1-5 wines barrels.
Harvest typeHand Harvested