Domaine Lafouge Meursault Clos de Rougeot Monopole 2023

Domaine Lafouge Meursault Clos de Rougeot Monopole 2023

Clos de Rougeot is Lafouge’s crown jewel: a walled hectare of east-facing vines at 280 m where red soils strewn with stones deliver both breadth and tension. In 2023, the forty-year-old Chardonnay produced a wine of candied citrus, grilled hazelnut and pulverised stone, combining monumental volume with blade-like precision. Fermentation and malolactic in barrel, followed by one year in oak (20 % new) and six months in tank, give shape without weight. Just 5.600 bottles were produced.

Producer: Domaine Lafouge
Vintage: 2023
Designation: Meursault Clos de Rougeot (Monopole)
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Clos de Rougeot
Variety: Chardonnay
Average Vine Age: 40 years
Soils & Exposure: Red soils with many reddish stones at 280 m; east-facing enclosed slope
Fermentation: Hand-harvested; crushed and pressed 3 h 30; 18 h settling; indigenous yeasts; alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in 228 L and 350 L barrels
Élevage: 12 months in barrel (20 % new), then 6 months in tank; free SO₂ 30 mg/L; very light filtration
Alcohol: 12%
Total Production: 5.600

The Domaine
Domaine Lafouge has quietly stewarded Auxey-Duresses and neighbouring vineyards since 1650, yet under sixth-generation vigneron Maxime Lafouge the cellar now punches far above its weight. Farming lutte raisonnée and harvesting entirely by hand, the family crafts whites and reds that rival better-known Meursault addresses while remaining refreshingly modest in price. Rarité is proud to serve as the estate’s Danish partner, offering allocations that vanish quickly among in-the-know Burgundy collectors.