Domain Laurent Roumier Clos Vougeot 2016 Bottle (75cl)
The 2016 Domaine Laurent Roumier Clos Vougeot is a red Burgundy crafted in Vougeot by Domaine Laurent Roumier. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it is made 100% from Pinot Noir and originates from the Clos de Vougeot parcel. This Côte de Nuits walled vineyard spans 49.43 hectares and is divided among numerous owners, highlighting the importance of parcel origin and producer in the expression of this cuvée.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vougeot
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Laurent Roumier
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos de Vougeot
- Millésime
- 2016
Domaine Laurent Roumier
Domaine Laurent Roumier is a family-run estate based in Chambolle-Musigny, in the Côte de Nuits. Founded in 1991 by Laurent Roumier, grandson of Georges Roumier, it cultivates around 12 hectares spread across the Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny, Bonnes-Mares and Clos de Vougeot appellations. Laurent Roumier personally oversees the vineyard work and the winemaking process.
- Owner
- Laurent Roumier
- Maître de chais
- Laurent Roumier
- Surface (ha)
- 12.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 3 000 douzaines/an
Histoire du domaine
Laurent Roumier comes from the Roumier family of winegrowers in Chambolle-Musigny: his grandfather, Georges Roumier, founded Domaine Georges Roumier in 1924. His father, Alain Roumier, was cellar master at Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for nearly three decades. After working alongside his brother, Laurent Roumier established his own estate in 1991. The estate began with four hectares of vines leased from the Roumier family. During the 1990s, he acquired six hectares in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, before gradually expanding his vineyard through purchases in Chambolle-Musigny. The Clos de Vougeot plot was transferred to Laurent Roumier in 1997, whilst the estate also retained a plot in Bonnes-Mares from the family’s heritage. The vineyard now covers approximately 12 hectares and comprises plots in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny, Bonnes-Mares and Clos de Vougeot. The EARL Domaine Laurent Roumier, based in Chambolle-Musigny, is managed by Laurent Roumier, who also oversees the winemaking process.
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
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of several plots; high plot vinified, grapes from low plots sold
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.
