Vineyard of CLOS VOUGEOT

Characters: VOUGEOT and Clos of VOUGEOT

“Characters” of fining and the climates

The commune consists of a ground almost entirely classified in first and great wine or it is easier to find a bottle of Closed of VOUGEOT than a wine resulting from a piece “village”. The seigniory of Gilly and the Abbaye of Cîteaux a long time controlled these grounds, estimated unmemorable times with the row of the best pieces of the Coast. One even thinks that the idea of the high-class wine of Burgundy took root in this region very early put in culture not far from the source of Vouge. Water, a ground soft inclined exposed on raising and of filter ground which ressuient the rains quickly… the monks had a tested direction of the potentialities of a ground, it is certain. ” between the way of Chambolle-Musigny in the south and the northern wall of Closed of VOUGEOT. The very diverse grounds are a true headache for the amateur of Burgundy which has often evil to find itself there to choose VOUGEOT with its measurement. To simplify a little the reading of this soil it complexes is advisable to separate the part of Closed from VOUGEOT themselves of that of the first vintages and villages placed under the careers which constitute today the Field of the Stone quarry of the Bertagna field.

The Field of VOUGEOT is an entity created by the man, cultivated a long time like a single all by a single owner, the cistercians or Mr. Ouvrard at the XIXe century. It is undoubtedly at this period that she knew ultimate glory to be considered with the row of the three best great wines of the Coast (classification of Lavalle in 1855). However nowadays more than 80 Clos of VOUGEOT are born each year on varied grounds, it is obvious that marks their nature and undoubtedly authorizes a revision of their esthetic guns.

I think that it is naturally necessary to dissociate the high grounds located close to the Castle, and who go until the place known as “small maupertui” to the high south and “musigni” and “montiotte” to north, they are stonier and thin and naturally get a mineral tension very racée with the wines which comes from it, while marking them of this inimitable smoked key interfered spices on a nose of old pink which makes the mark of the noblest vintages of the sector. Then instead of cutting the field according to the topographic height of the ground as it is commonly allowed I would go so far as to cut it according to a East-West line to distinguish the low part of the south and the low part and median of north, very different in their expressions. The first gives the most rustic and land Fields of VOUGEOT, but also among most constructed, the higher second, filter, placed on grounds a little less argillaceous and more solar give séveux”, velvety vintages “and of an immediate aromatic seduction, without however " the spark of génie" top. I would place the current Jadot piece like the line deciding between these two “identities”. But still would be necessary it to be perfectly right to put in a class separately the southern corner of the vine " Garenne" who forms a wave with a back behind the castle and who belongs to the fields Confuron, Noëllat and castle of the Tower.

The first vintages are very few and have various qualities. The best is without any doubt “Small Vougeots” which has the behavior of a pretty vintage of Chambolle-Musigny. The ground is stony with the edessus climate and definitely more argillaceous in bottom, slightly tilted in the east and placed in the northern prolongation of the field. Just with the top the Field of the Stone quarry is (but in fact included inside cadastralement speaking) who delivers tended and mineral wines having smoothness. The chardonnay has in Small Vougeots a pretty potential, as in the White Field placed in lower part. Of these two white vintages the least known often my preference for its air side has. Cras would have it seems to me to be classified in communal AOC because they singularly miss complexity and of fabric and besides are rather seldom asserted.

Characters of the fields and the vintages

producers of the village

Field of Vougeraie: Unit created by the Boisset field and directed since its beginnings by Canadian Commercial Pascal. It has one of the real estate most remarkable of the commune. It corresponds partly to the old vines of the house the Guyot heir and includes - in addition to one piece Closed of VOUGEOT located in “Montiotte high” against the northern wall of the closed one - the entirety of the white Field.

The wines are vinified today with a perfect control which generates full, rich and dense reds where abundant tannins and wood often dominate out of young wine. Pascal likes this tight and dense style which requires several years of guard before releasing its potential. The Field east often of an incredible concentration. The white are aromatic and rather wooded. They develop powerful flavors and entêtants and will allure the amateurs of opulence. The field of the Priory - a village coming from a piece placed at the foot of Vouge- is often elegant and fine and delivers itself with a very beautiful tension. The culture is biodynamics.

Field of the Castle of the Tower: The only field of VOUGEOT vinified intramurally is often rare plenitude. Concentrate, end and always very noblement bouqueté it draws quintessence from the multiple grounds of the northern median part of closed (“Ten low newspapers” and “Marei” but a also little “Montiotte median”). To the top a small band called “Hamel plant” has the smoothness mixed with Echezeaux and of Musigny of the combe of Orveaux, it supplements with wonder this whole of a rare unit which undoubtedly approaches the Closed “truth” of original VOUGEOT by its texture and its composition. A vintage of Old vines is also vinified but its diffusion is confidential.

Bertagna field: Property of the German family Reh. The wines are vinified today by very clear-sighted Claire Forestier in a modern and accessible style which makes the good share with the immediate seduction. The Field of VOUGEOT comes from a piece of 31 ares located in the median north from Closed with horse between the Ten newspapers and the “Montiottes high”. It is a fleshy wine and end which also has a beautiful capacity of maturation.

The field also has the first three vintages. Small Vougeots, always minerals and fluid on a large smoothness of constitution. The Field of the Stone quarry, more austere, dense and tight which claims time to melt its rich and bouquetée matter. Finally Cras more immediate and round, but less full and complex. The white part of Small Vougeots undoubtedly holds one of the best potentials of the white vintages of the Coast of Nights.

Field Leymarie-This: small field, little known but of a very beautiful regularity. It produces very traditional wines and ends which will charm the amateurs of classicism and in love ones with Burgundy séveux and gorged with fruit. The field of VOUGEOT comes from a vine of the high south in “Small Maupertui” (51 ares) and is placed straightforwardly in best fermented vintage year after year, but which knows it! The prices are accessible and one can buy some with the property which has a foot with ground in VOUGEOT beside the Bertagna field. To also note the monopoly of “closed village” a wine which resembles by many aspects the close Field, in its southern low part.

Hudelot-Noellat field: Three pieces of closed of VOUGEOT forming a whole of 43 ares with two sublimes high median pieces of “Plants the Abbot” and “Chioures” and another - low power station - in the “holy Baudes Martin”; The wine is very close to that of Leymarie, always ruby and harmonious, playing elegance before escaping towards the power. To intend for in love with wines for table. A piece of small Vougeots gives here a wine of an inexpressible sweetness, very near the Doix Tops and Amoureuses neighbors with Chambolle. Pierre Navrocki dealt with the field until 2003 and knew to insufflate a rare energy to him. The field is geographically on Chambolle but it touches in the facts the houses of VOUGEOT.

other producers

Engel field in Vosne romanée: One hectare 37 ares in the top of closed of VOUGEOT (district of “high Marei”) for a wine of a great elegance, always having a superlative distinction. Undoubtedly best wine - most regular makes some - of this famous field which alas knew the disappearance of its owner - Philippe Engel- this year.

Field Robert Arnoux in Vosne Romanée: The style of the field is very recognizable, of the very silky wines, velvety, without any asperity and having very flexible tannins. Burgundy moves away today clearly from this stylistic school which made so much for the fame of this wines and it is undoubtedly a great error. Pascal Lachaux vinifies to perfection this piece placed all in top of closed in “Large Maupertui”. The last years are all of a race and an exemplary harmony and deserve your attention. The prices are high… as it is of habit with Vosne!

Field Anne Gros in Vosne Romanée: The label of the field mentions it this Field comes from Large Maupertui. The wine is resulting from a very old perfectly worked vine which gives here year in year out a wine of an astonishing power. Framed, it does not miss however subtlety and its fume notes, land often mix with the black fruits. Anne Gros is a designer and likes the delicate wines and concentrates.

Field Large brothers and sisters with Vosne Romanée: Undoubtedly one of the best pieces of the field. Placed in the “Musigni”, it cousin with her prestigious neighbor. New wood the bale often a little too out of young wine but it acquires with time an astonishing dimension. The wine is at the same time powerful and race, very mineral and almost savage, and an impressive length. The 99 was a chief of work here.

François Gross field in Vosne Romanée: The wines of this field always have a spiced character and very flexible tannins. Timbered fine but present, measured extraction, silky flesh. The wines have fabric and length.

Lamarche field in Vosne Romanée: So often highlighted for Main street which it has in monopoly, François Lamarche also produces a Field of VOUGEOT placed superbly well - mainly in the top -. Its wine is very coloured, deep and finely smoked. It is a land and séveux wine which exhales liquorice and wild mint. One 79 drunk recently still behaved like an young man and the last years seem to gain in concentration.

Rebourseau field in Gevrey-Chambertin: 2 hectares 21 ares in “low Marei” and “14 newspapers” is the medium of closed (the greatest part) and the bottom of Closed in the center gives here a wine of a rare harmony. Land and dense, the old vines of 1927 get a formidable energy with this wine whose fruits are however collected with the machine to gather the grapes. Let us underline however that the greatest care is to bring to this operation to the property and that it is impossible with the blind man to perceive any difference with the others believed. I remain an enthusiast of this field to the so important potential which has as a Jean de Surrel an attaching personality and sincere at his head.

Mortet field in Gevrey-Chambertin: The lowest part and “northerner” of closed in the “Montiottes low”, it belonged formerly to the Prieur field and is cultivated by the Mortet family since the years 80.Le style of the field shows through, it is made of greediness and elegance, but also of race and pleasure. A sensual Field and precis which magnifie its land part by a texture of a marked flexibility. The best not believed of the field, but a wine with the impeccable regularity.

Raphet field in Holy Morey Denis: He also placed in the low part it wants to be much more traditional. Wrap ruby, fine and discrete nose on notes of merise and fruits red, it is a field of half body, always pure and race but without the power best fermented top.

Prior field with Meursault: There remains one hectare 25 ares with the field on the 3 hectares 34 ares he had formerly. Placed in “Montiotte the low” vines draw there a bouqueté, land and austere character which intends it for the very long guard. These last years Nadine Gublin and Martin Prieur made of it a rich and opulent wine, luxuriously wooded which must be put on side for a assured bright future. But do not expect from it the smoothness of Musigny or the racée personality of Chambertin.

Field of Closed Frantin/Bichot with Nuits-Saint-Georges: A half hectare top in bottom of the Field gives here one of the most succeeded wines and complexes of the modern era of Closed of VOUGEOT. Expression right of the original assembly of the pieces it was vinified since 97 per Jerome Faure-brac who inculcated to him his flexible and racée vision of the great wines of pinot black. Since maestro left to Drouhin vinified the close piece! But you can continue to make confidence at the house, the wines have an insane class.

Lescure field with Nuits-Saint-Georges: François Chaveriat defends himself some a little but he likes the black, concentrated and extracted enough wines. It is not a defect of course but that rather strongly marks its wine which is of a not very common density in the last years. The personality of the northern medium of closed (“Montiotte median”) is imposing here and gives a minerality and a really imposing sap of constitution. The wooded one is fine and present, the resolutely modern and ambitious style.

Field Thibault Liger Belair in Nuits-Saint-Georges: Neighbor of cellar with the field Lescure, it is astonishing to note how much the wines have a certain gemellity of form. Powerful and muscular that of Thibault is a wine race which is born in the southern median part of Closed (“Baudes low”, high part) and which seems to be able to defy the decades. Black fruits, spices and large lengthening-piece on firm tannins. A male Field recently produces (2002) and which it will be necessary to follow with attention.

Mongeard-Mugneret field in Vosne Romanée: Two pieces (“Large Maupertui” and “Chioures”) in the top of the field, in a place which belongs quasi-exclusivement to vine grower of Vosne or Flagey. The wine is rather close to the style of François Gross, timbered, luxuriously, greedy and spiced. A tempting Field and tonic which will charm the modern wine amateurs, rich and greedy.

Faiveley field: The field always produced wines framed with proverbial longevity. Its Field of VOUGEOT does not make exception to the rule. Three pieces - measuring one hectare 28 ares in all - combine to give to the wine a cistercian complexity of very beautiful invoice. The part of “Baudes low” bring the land spectrum, the “14 newspapers”, the power and the sap and the “Maupertui” a more mineral smoothness and the elegance of texture. A complete “field” which requires waiting has patience and which is undoubtedly today one of the most succeeded prototypes of modern Clos of VOUGEOT. A vertical with the long course would undoubtedly be enthralling in these regions…

Field Christian Amiot and girls: A splendid piece of 83 ares all against that of Liger Belair in the high part of the “Baudes low”. Exploited with half-share of the produce because it belongs to Gerard Loichet, it gives a squat, tannic and firm wine that it is necessary to know to wait, but which has a perfect money to face the decades. The wooded one is perfectly molten and the style was directed towards more flexibility with the arrival of plum and Amiot violet in the wine makings these last years. To note the follow-up of the wine makings realized by Pierre Millmann, a precise and invaluable oenologist who advises inter alia Virgile Lignier-Michelot and the brothers Nightingale-Trapet.

Field Michel Noëllat: I tasted many old men years of this too ignored field and I remain often pantois in front of the smoothness which can be released from sound Clos of VOUGEOT. In my memories I have “unimaginable” the vision of a bottle of 1990 drunk at the top of the “White Teeth” after a race of more than 7 hours. My guide had even brought the stemmed glasses for me to make it enjoy. Magic! Surprisingly the wines are in general rather firm with the field and have tannic solids arguments, it is not the case of that one which breathes the race and the distinction of the districts of “high Marei”. The vine of 21 ares belongs to the Tremblay family and is encircled by the vines Engel and Arnoux. A “must” of my cellar!

Jadot field: The powerful one negotiating beaunois has here nearly two hectares and half in the sector of Baudes (low, high and holy Martin). With its initial property rather recently the vine of the Champy house was added which belonged to the Mérat family. It results from it a wine of a very great richness from constitution having a strong tannic base. Jacques Lardières does not hesitate to imagine his wine for tomorrow and makes him undergo very long fermentation at controlled temperature. The wine is really intended for the table and game. Undoubtedly the “muscular” version more that I know.

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