Burgundy

Organic

Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots

Domaine Rougeot Père et Fils

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Rougeot - Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Volnay 1er Cru

Variety

Pinot Noir

Volnay Santenots is technically located in the village of Meursault, though vignerons discovered long ago that there is a larger demand for Volnay than Meursault Rouge, and therefore wisely arranged to label reds from their northernmost vineyards as Volnay. This is Rougeot's most structured, powerhouse of a wine that will age gracefully for decades.

Viticulture

Vine age25 years (1/3), 50 years (2/3)

Vineyard size0.85 ha

ExpositionFacing South-East

Altitude240 m

Vinification

Handpicked with cases, sorting tables, 100% whole cluster, fermentation in tanks over 15 to 18 days. Daily punchdowns during fermentation which happens without added yeast, blending of free flowing and press juices, barrel filled up with fine lees, malolactic fermentation in barrel.

Elevage18 months in new oak barrels (35%) and 1-3 wines barrels (65%)

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...