Domaine Rougeot, ‘Les Vaux’ Bourgogne Côte d’Or Rouge Sans Soufre (2023)

Burgundy, France— Organic / Biodynamic. 100% Pinot Noir, Sourced from 60-year-old “Les Vaux” vineyard grown on clay-limestone soils located in Meursault. Hand-harvested and vinified 100% whole cluster with natural yeast and no sulfur during vinification or elevage. Fermentation occurs in concrete tanks with 15-18 days maceration and 1-2 pump overs per day. Aging in oak barrels for 8-10 months on the fine lees. Bottled unfined and unfiltered and without added SO2.

In the village of Meursault, Pierre-Henri Rougeot has been quietly producing impeccable, minimal intervention, low-sulfur wines since he returned to his 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 a charming garden and tiny monopole vineyard, and the cellar has been renovated to hold two vintages from Rougeot’s 13 hectares of vines in and around Meursault.

The Rougeot vineyards are farmed organically, and Pierre-Henri’s minimal sulfur vinification effortlessly balances traditional Burgundian technique with a natural wine approach to make wines with energy and balance.

While all of the wines are vinified sans soufre, each barrel is tasted regularly throughout élevage. Small amounts of sulfur are added, when needed, to individual barrels. When possible, Rougeot keeps each barrel completely sans soufre and bottles it under the alternate diagonal stripe label. All of the wines are very limited.

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 sulfur. Les Vaux has the classic structure and savory quality typical of the Côte-d'Or.