Domaine de la Vougeraie, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles, 2016

Domaine de la Vougeraie, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles, 2016Based in Premeaux, just south of Nuits St Georges, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999 when Jean Claude Boisset decided to group together all the vineyard holdings of the various ngociant companies he had acquired over the years. Pascal Marchand was put in charge in 1999, with Bernard Zito in the vineyards, which are farmed biodynamically. Pascal produced powerful wines, fairly heavily extracted in his early vintages but clearly moving to a

with hints of sweet cherries

thinned during the summer

the wine continues to age below

slow ripening

very long and elegant and will age gracefully

toasted almond

There are 6 unique micro parcels depending on the composition of the terrain which ranges from limestone marl Roca to blue stone

The oldest vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage appellation

Because of its characteristics

and we routinely drink bottles with 15 years of age

The 2006 RunRig will greatly reward those with patience

polished tannins and an oily finish