2020 Domaine Rougeot Pere & Fils Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots

Region: Burgundy, France

Grape: Pinot Noir

Culinary Suggestions: Game Meats, Steak, Cow's Milk Cheeses

Vineyard Practice: Organic (certified), Biodynamic principles

About

Domaine Rougeot is located in the beautiful, historic village of Meursault in the Côte de Beaune, France. It covers 12 hectares of vineyard on Burgundy's best slopes.

The Rougeot family has produced wine for five generations on appellations including Meursault-Charmes, Meursault "Sous la Velle", Meursault "Monatine", Volnay-Santenots, Pommard "Clos des Roses", Monthélie "Les Toisières", Saint-Romain "La Combe Bazin", and regional appellations Bourgogne Chardonnay and Bourgogne Pinot Noir.

Producer and owner Marc Rougeot, now alongside his sons Pierre-Henri and Alexandre, energetically continue the family tradition with a mixture of modern, organic and traditional processes that get the best out of every vintage.

The "Les Santenots" climat is located in the northern part of Meursault facing South-East, next to Volnay in the lower part of the village. This climat* is classified as a Volnay 1er Cru for red and as a Meursault 1er Cru for white. - Import Note

Tasting Notes

80% whole bunch as pinot droit which needs some destemming. Cheerful deep crimson purple, Bouncing vibrant full fleshy fruit, not quite the nobility of his very best, but respectful of the clay bench of Santenots. Richer rather than finer.

90-93 points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy January 2021