Pierre-Henri Rougeot - Beaune "Les Longbois" 2022

Pierre-Henri Rougeot is a young vigneron with generations of family roots in the town of Meursault. He grew up learning farming and the craft of winemaking with his father, and by studying in Beaune. In 2017, he decided to add one more activity, a small negoce where he could make wines his way. The fruit comes from his family Estate, vineyards which are farmed organically. The production is miniscule. Pierre-Henri makes his wines with little intervention, meaning No SO2 until bottling and no fining and no filtration. The reds are macerated with whole clusters, and age in neural barrels; the whites are pressed directly to barrels, with no battonage and aging sur lees. 

A lighter purple. Coming from a late ripening limestone site, this is a light and agreeable wine, on fresh fruit and light spices. Maybe lacks a little grip at the back of the palate though. Drink from 2025-2027.  87-90 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy.

 100% Pinot Noir.

What we say

"That must be one of the most elegant Pommard wines out there. The substance is here yet it gravitates on the palate like a ballet dancer. A must try."

Technical notes

Pierre-Henri makes his wines with little intervention meaning No SO2 until bottling, no fining and no filtration, the reds are macerated with whole-cluster, and aged in neutral barrels, the whites are pressed directly with a vertical press and put in barrels, little battonage and ageing sur lees.