Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2016 - Domaine de la Vougeraie

Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2016 - Domaine de la Vougeraie

PARCELS

• Total area : 1.4137 HA
• Exposure: East
• Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
• Soil and subsoil: pure silt, very stony soil, limestone soil especially at the top of the slope.
• Planting density: 10,000 plants/ha
• Plant material: 40% massal selection and 60% clone.
• Organic farming since 1998. ECOCERT® certification received in 1999.
• Bio-dynamic agriculture since the 2001 campaign.
• Pruning: Guyot

HARVEST

• Date of harvest: 29 September 2016 (Fruit Day) and 30 September 2016 (Root Day)
• Hand-sorted in the vineyard and on arrival in the winery.
• Yield: 27.5 hl/ha

THE VINIFICATION

• 53% of whole grapes, not crushed and vatted by gravity. No yeast addition. Maceration: pre-fermentation, cold (12-15°C) for 5 days. Length of maceration: 22 days. Cap-punched once a day until mid-fermentation and a light pumping-over until the end of the vatting time. Pressing with the vertical press.

MATURING

• Length: 16 months
• Type: in barrels.
• Percentage of new barrels: 35%
• Gentle, slow toasting.
• Origin of the woods: Cher, Tronçais and Citeaux.
• Racking of all barrels.
• No fining, light filtration.

BOTTLING

• February 12, 2018 (fruit day).
• Limited to 3950 bottles, 360 magnums, 60 jeroboams.