Vougeot
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Appellation confined to the single commune of Vougeot, in the Côte-d'Or, between Dijon to the north and Nuits-Saint-Georges to the south.
- Bedrock of Bajocian and Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) limestone, capped by the particularly compact Comblanchien limestone.
- Faults running parallel to the escarpment bring the Comblanchien limestone to the surface at the foot of the slope; a medieval quarry worked by the monks of Cîteaux is still visible there.
- Plots lying between 240 m and 265 m in altitude, bordered to the north by the spring of the Vouge (a resurgence spring).
- Cool oceanic climate with continental influences, approximately 750 mm of rainfall per year, mean annual temperature 10.5 °C, sheltered from weather by the Morvan massif to the east.
Human factors
- Vineyard shaped by Cistercian monks from around 1098; the Clos has been enclosed within a continuous stone wall since the 13th century.
- Planting density exceeding 9,000 vines per hectare; the encépagement is dominated by pinot noir N and chardonnay B, the Burgundian 'cépages fins'.
Product characteristics
- Reds: deep colour, powerful yet velvety tannins, aromas of red berries, undergrowth, and violet.
- Whites: supple and well-balanced.
Terroir / wine link
- Gravelly, clay-rich soils high in iron oxide combined with fractured limestone bedrock regulate water supply, driving concentration of sugars and aromatic precursors.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.