Clos de Vougeot ou Clos Vougeot
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Temperate oceanic climate with continental influences, ~750 mm/year, mean annual temperature 10.5°C, sheltered from prevailing winds by the Burgundian plateaux. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The escarpment face is formed of Bajocian and Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) limestones, including the highly compact 'calcaire de Comblanchien'.
- The clos sits on the footslope between 240 and 265 m, at the mouth of a dry valley that deposited an alluvial fan; east-facing exposure.
- Heterogeneous terroir: shallow, stony soils over Jurassic limestone bedrock in the upper part of the clos, becoming more clayey and deeper toward the bottom, over Bresse marls.
- 50 ha 96 a 54 ca lying entirely within the single commune of Vougeot (Côte-d'Or); the largest grand cru on the Côte de Nuits.
Human factors
- Founded by the Cistercians of Cîteaux (established 1098), the Clos was walled and unified in the 13th century; granted AOC status in 1937 and divided among ~80 owners since 1889. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- Deep red colour; bouquet of red and black fruits (cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant), underbrush or violet notes; full, fleshy palate with fine tannins.
- Age-worthy wines with long development; notable aromatic persistence and a well-judged balance of tannins, roundness, and restrained acidity.
Terroir / wine link
- Stony soils over Jurassic limestone combined with a footslope topography make this an ideal site for great Pinot Noir.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.