Volnay 1er Cru les Santenots

Domaine Rougeot
Picture a Pinot Noir grown on the famous Santenots slope, where Volnay's silky charm meets Meursault's richer, more structured soil. The family at Domaine Rougeot farm these old vines with real care, working organically and letting the fruit speak for itself. Expect a deep ruby colour, a nose of black cherry, violet and a touch of warm spice, then a palate that's wonderfully rounded, with fine-grained tannins and a long, savoury finish. Gentle extraction and ageing in oak barrels keep everything elegant rather than heavy. Open it with roast duck, mushroom risotto or a well-aged comté, and you'll see why this 2022 is worth cellaring.
89.25 € incl tax

-5% for 6 identical bottles

12 in stock

Wine name: Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots

Vintage: 2022

Producer: Domaine Rougeot (Meursault)

Grape varieties: Pinot Noir 100%

Region: Burgundy, Côte de Beaune

Appellation: Volnay 1er Cru (Les Santenots, vineyard located within the commune of Meursault, classified as Volnay for red wines)

Type of vinification: Hand-harvested grapes, sorting on table, partial to full whole-cluster fermentation depending on the vintage, fermentation with indigenous yeasts in open-top wooden and concrete vats, gentle pigeage and remontage, ageing 12 to 18 months in French oak barrels with a low proportion of new oak, bottled without fining and with minimal filtration

Maceration: Cold pre-fermentation maceration of a few days followed by 15 to 21 days of maceration at controlled temperature

Colour: Deep ruby red with purple highlights

Bouquet: Black cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant, with violet, liquorice, sweet spice and a discreet smoky, mineral note

Palate: Full and fleshy attack, silky yet firm tannins, ripe red and black fruit, well-integrated oak, saline mineral backbone and a long, structured finish typical of Les Santenots

Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.

Soils: Clay-limestone soils with a high proportion of clay, pebbly scree from the Bathonian and Callovian limestone, east/south-east facing mid-slope

Farming: Organic and biodynamic practices, ploughed soils, no synthetic inputs, manual work in the vineyard, low yields

Ageing potential: 10 to 20 years

Food pairings: Roast duck, beef bourguignon, veal with morels, game birds, mushroom dishes, mature cheeses such as Époisses or Comté

Serving temperature: 15–16°C