Rougeot - Meursault Sous la Velle - Packshot

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Meursault

Variety

Chardonnay

Sourced from a single parcel just below the village, Rougeot's Meursault Sous la Velle is a classic and nuanced bottle of Côte d'Or Chardonnay. Since Pierre-Henri returned to the estate in 2010, the domaine has transitioned to organic farming in the vines and implements a natural, hands-off approach in the cellar.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Sous la Velle

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vine age1960's

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 new oak barrels (15%) and 1 to 5-year-old barrels (85%) without lees stirring

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...