Burgundy

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Pommard Clos des Roses

Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils

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Rougeot - Pommard Clos des Roses

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Pommard

Variety

Pinot Noir

The Clos des Roses vineyard is located just below the village of Pommard, surrounded by stone walls on three sides and the small stream L'Avant Dheune on the other. The official name of the parcel is Rue au Porc (Pig Street), or possibly Rue au Port (Port Street), due to its proximity to water. The Rougeots renamed their walled-in portion of the vineyard for this cuvée. This wine is often graceful and open at an early stage.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Rue au Porc

Vine age45 years

Vineyard size0.99 ha

ExpositionSoutheast

Altitude240 m

Vinification

Fruit is handpicked and 100% whole-cluster fermented in tanks for 15 to 18 days. Fermentation takes place with native yeast and no added sulfur. 1/2 daily punchdowns and 1/2 punching during fermentation. The juice is then blended and transferred to barrel with its fine lees for malolactic fermentation and élevage.

Elevage12-18 months in 1 to 5-year-old oak barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

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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...