Domain Hudelot Noellat Clos Vougeot 2015
The 2015 Domaine Hudelot Noellat Clos de Vougeot is a Grand Cru red Burgundy wine produced in the Vougeot appellation from Pinot Noir. Coming from the Clos de Vougeot parcel, it expresses deep and concentrated material, with a tight structure that requires time in the cellar. The Wine Advocate awards it 94+ points and describes a still-reserved profile, marked by dark fruits, plum, a smoky touch, and an earthy framework. The indicated drinking window extends from 2027 to 2065.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vougeot
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Hudelot Noellat
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos de Vougeot
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Hudelot Noellat
The Hudelot-Noëllat estate is a family-run business in the Côte de Nuits, based in Chambolle-Musigny, near Vougeot. Founded in 1962 by Alain Hudelot, it cultivates 10 hectares spread across four villages and fifteen appellations. The estate is now run by Charles van Canneyt, the founder’s grandson.
- Owner
- Famille Hudelot-Noëllat
- Maître de chais
- Charles van Canneyt
- Surface (ha)
- 10.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Hudelot-Noëllat estate was founded in 1962 by Alain Hudelot. Originally, its vineyard comprised, in particular, two plots located in Chambolle-Musigny. In the 1970s, the estate expanded thanks to the addition of vines from the family of Odile Noëllat, wife of Alain Hudelot. This family inheritance enabled the estate to acquire plots in the areas of Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges. The vineyard now covers 10 hectares and comprises fifteen appellations. Charles van Canneyt, grandson of Alain Hudelot and Odile Noëllat, took over the running of the estate in 2008. He personally oversees the winemaking process, which uses indigenous yeasts and barrel ageing. The estate’s landholdings are structured primarily around the GFV Hudelot Noellat, which is linked to members of the Hudelot and van Canneyt families.
Clos de Vougeot
The Clos de Vougeot is a vast, single-piece vineyard enclosure, surrounded by walls and located at the foot of the Côte de Nuits slope, in the commune of Vougeot. Its terroir varies markedly from top to bottom: thin, gravelly soils on Bajocian limestone in the upper part, more clayey brown soils on limestone debris in the middle, and deeper, clayey and silty soils on a marly layer in the lower part. The site simultaneously constitutes a physically demarcated Burgundian climat and the emblematic parcel area of the AOC Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot or Clos Vougeot.
- Vineyard commune
- Vougeot
- Origin of the vineyard name
- "Clos" designates the vineyard historically enclosed by walls; "Vougeot" takes up the name of the place, linked to the Vouge which marks a historical boundary of the estate.
- Altitude
- 240–265 m
- Slope
- gentle, average of about 3.8%
- Soil
- At the top, shallow, granular soils rich in gravel; in the middle, shallow, more clayey brown soils on limestone debris; at the bottom, deeper brown soils rich in clay and fine silt.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic complex; Bajocian limestone slab in the upper part, limestone debris in the middle, and marly layer in the lower part, with the influence of superficial formations linked to the outlet of the combe d'Orveau.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.690000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner of two parcels
- Indicative vine age
- Age indicated by the estate's official data sheet: 60 years.
Histoire de la parcelle
The wine estate was gradually established by the Cistercian abbey of Cîteaux starting from the early 12th century; a medieval agreement set boundaries that have remained almost unchanged, and the wall was built before the end of that century. The farm buildings were developed from the 12th to the 15th century, then complemented in 1551 by the Renaissance residence that became the château du Clos de Vougeot. The abbey kept the estate until the Revolution; the buildings and vineyards were confiscated and then sold as national property in 1791, subsequently leading to the fragmentation of the property. The appellation d'origine contrôlée Clos de Vougeot or Clos Vougeot was recognized by decree on July 31, 1937.
