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Rougeot's most personal cuvées
11/12/24
We haven’t been shy about our excitement around Pierre-Henri Rougeot’s work.
He’s put in hard work to elevate his family domaine and, as we get into below, his small personal project makes some of the finest new wines coming out of Burgundy.
[For a more complete back story, check out last year's profile here!]
At its core, Pierre Henri’s project is accessing family vines – which are biodynamic – to build his lineup. But, he’s able to use his professional network to access organic fruit from other growers with different terroirs. A couple of which are Grand Cru holdings; and distinguished friends like Antoine Leinhardt and the Boisson family are some of the sources that find their way into his wines.
Being able to access fruit from different areas, he’s able to show his truly deft hand in making transparent, terroir driven wines.
More tech is below, but the wines across the board are made similarly. The whites are whole cluster pressed with the juice allowed to brown before being barreled down with their gross lees. Reds are all whole cluster, with fermentation and élevage all in wood. New oak is used sparingly but purposefully, and sulfur only at bottling.
2022 RELEASE:
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Beaune 'Les Longbois' Cote de Beaune, France $90
35 year old certified biodynamic Pinot Noir fermented 100% whole cluster with 10 days of maceration. Aged 18 months in oak, unfined, unfiltered.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Cote de Nuits-Villages 'Les Plantes du Bois', Burgundy, France $90
60 year old biodynamic Pinot Noir from a limestone site in the village of Comblanchien; fermented with 60% whole clusters and macerated 10 days. Aged 18 months in oak, unfined, unfiltered. Layered, beautifully structured and honestly a must if you're already a fan of Lienhardt's seminal bottling.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Saint-Romain 'Le Jarron', Cote de Beaune, France $95
35 year old Demeter-certified Chardonnay directly pressed and settled for a full day before 18 months aging in barrique (20% new) with no battonage.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Pommard 'La Rue au Port', Cote de Beaune, France $130
60 year old Demeter-certified Pinot Noir fermented 100% whole cluster with 10 days of maceration; aged 18 months in oak (35% new), unfined, unfiltered.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Gevrey-Chambertin 'En Reniard' Cote de Nuits, France $135
35 year old sustainably farmed Pinot Noir fermented 100% whole cluster with 10 days of maceration; aged 18 months in oak (25% new), unfined, unfiltered.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Meursault 'Sous la Velle', Cote de Beaune, France $135
50 year old biodynamic Chardonnay directly pressed and settled for a full day before 18 months aging in barrique (25% new) with no battonage.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Chassagne-Montrachet 'Le Paradis', Burgundy, France $145
55 year old biodynamic Chardonnay from multiple sites in Chassagne-Montrachet; directly pressed and settled for a full day before 18 months aging in barrique (15% new) with no battonage.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Meursault 'Le Limozin', Cote de Beaune, France $155
35 year old organic Chardonnay directly pressed and settled for a full day before 18 months aging in 100% new barrique, with no battonage.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot En Remilly, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, France $210
50 year old biodynamic Chardonnay directly pressed and settled for a full day before 18 months aging in barrique (50% new, 50% one year old) with no battonage.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Corton Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France $330
55 year old organic Pinot Noir from a clay and limestone site 'Les Maréchaudes' in Ladoix. Fermented 100% whole cluster with 10 days of maceration, aged 18 months in new oak, unfined, unfiltered.
2022 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France $500
40 year old sustainably farmed Chardonnay from limestone soils, directly pressed and settled for a full day before 18 months aging in 100% new barrique, with no battonage.
2021 Pierre-Henri Rougeot Bourgogne Passetoutgrains Burgundy, France Mon Plaisir, Burgundy, France $65
Psst...just a few bottles left of his last vintage of PTG, which is truly one of our favorite values in wine. Silky, complex but not pretentious, flexes in every direction at a holiday table.