Vougeot

Vougeot is a commune and a wine village in Burgundy, in the department of Côte -d'Or. The municipality has 182 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011), located at an altitude of 237 m above sea level and has an area of ​​88 hectares. Vougeot is about 16 km south of Dijon and bordered to the south by Vosne -Romanée. Vougeot is the smallest municipality in the Côte de Nuits.

Attractions

Worth seeing are the Château de Vougeot and a mill from the 16th century. In Vougeot the small watercourse originates Vouge.

Wine region Vougeot

The appellation Vougeot (Appellation d' Origine since December 8, 1936) has four Premier Cru sites (total area 13.72 ha ) and a Grand Cru terroir (total area 50.22 ha). Are grown mainly red wines from Pinot Noir. The yield is limited in the red for the normal local appellation at 40 hectoliters / hectare. By derogation must yield to the max. Are 20% higher. Unfortunately, it was almost a normal procedure from this exception. This is also reflected in the average harvest of about 710 hl / year ( in this crowd the area of ​​the Grand Cru is excluded) from.

In addition, about 160 hl of white wine from the vine varieties Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay are produced annually.

The minimum alcohol content is 10.5 ° and 11 ° for the red wine for the white wine. In the case of an artificial enrichment by dry sugar ( Chaptalisation ) a maximum alcohol content is determined, which is at 13.5 ° for red wine and at 14 ° for white wines.

The only Grand Cru Vougeot is also one of the most famous vineyards in France: the Clos de Vougeot. In possession of this 50 -acre location, share more than 70 wineries, the wines of varying quality produce. Top sites are located high up on the hillside. The Château de Vougeot, a former abbey, and its closed, walled vineyard ( " Clos " ) may be the oldest wine-growing research institute in the world are called.

Wines which do not meet the stringent criteria of some Grand Cru may be designated in each case as Vougeot Premier Cru.

Community partnership

Vougeot has since 1967 partnered with the wine community Rhodt in Rhineland- Palatinate.