Domaine COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ

The history of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé dates back to the Middle Ages. The estate remains in the same family for more than 300 years through the female line, until 1766. In that year, descendant Catherine Bouhier marries Marquis Cérice-François Melchior de Vogüé, a descendant of one of France’s oldest noble families. And now after 20 generations, the domaine is still owned by the same family, in the joint hands of co-gérantes Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette, granddaughters of Comte Georges de Vogüé. The last count Georges (French for count) head of the family business for 52 years and is also the name of the domaine.

The current team of consists of: Jean-Luc Pépin (sales), Eric Bourgogne (vineyard management), and François Millet (winemaker and technical director). The total vineyard area of the domaine stands at 12.5 ha, which includes plots in Burgundy's finest vineyards. The domaine owns 7.2 ha in the famous Grand Cru Le Musigny which is 70% of the entire vineyard. In addition, it owns 2.75 ha in the Grand Cru Bonnes-Mares and 1.8 ha of Premier Cru Chambolle-Musigny “Les Baudes” and Chambolle-Musigny “Les Fuées”. Finally, there is 0.65 ha Premier Cru Chambolle-Musigny "Les Amoureuses", a vineyard that produces wines comparable in style and character to the great pinots of Musigny. Connoisseurs regularly attribute Grand Cru quality to the wines of Les Amoureuses. Of the 7.2 ha in Musigny Grand Cru, 0.65 ha is planted with chardonnay. This Musigny blanc is perhaps the rarest white Grand Cru from Burgundy. The rest of the plantings is pinot noir.

The philosophy of the Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé team can be described as follows: the pursuit of the perfect expression of the exceptional terroir of the different vineyards. The vineyards are being cultivated organically, although the domaine is not certified organic. Vineyard manager Eric Bourgogne: "We do not use any form of fertilizer because we believe our soils are self-sufficient."

In the cellar too, everything is done to achieve perfect terroir expression. The use of new oak barrels, the taste of which can certainly predominate in young wine, is therefore deliberately very subtle: only 35-40% for the Grands Crus. In an interview with Decanter Magazine, Millet stated: “Too much new oak can obscure the differences between the wines, but I respect the choice of others. There’s nothing systematic here, and we need to show respect for these extraordinary crus.”