Description
In the Clos Roussots vineyard, the Domaine des Rouges-Queues produces a full-bodied and rich Maranges 1er Cru. The wine comes from a small 21-are plot stretching southwards across the hillsides at an altitude of 258 to 312 metres. The nose combines aromas of red berries with a hint of undergrowth. The body is firm, the tannins supple. It’s easy to imagine this paired with a lovely cut of beef, braised or in a sauce, or a rabbit in mustard sauce.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
The Maranges 1er Cru Clos Roussots cuvée from Domaine des Rouges Queues comes from a 21-acre vineyard planted entirely with Pinot Noir, situated south of the Maranges hillsides. The plot was planted in 1990 and faces south-southeast. The site known as ‘Les Clos Roussots’ ranges in altitude from 258 to 313 metres. Hand-harvested. The grapes are pressed, then the juice is left in vats for 12 hours to settle. Fermentation takes place in vats. The wine is then aged for around 10 months.
The estate
Isabelle and Jean-Yves Vantey established their Domaine des Rouges Queues in 1998 in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune. They cultivate around 6 hectares around the small village of Sampigny-Les-Maranges. Their philosophy is to allow the Maranges terroir to express itself through authentic wines. To achieve this, they practise certified organic and biodynamic viticulture, alongside gentle, natural winemaking methods that respect the work carried out in the vineyards.
Maranges 1er Cru Clos Roussots
Clos Roussots is one of the seven Maranges climats classified as 1er Cru. The Maranges vineyard (primarily a red wine made from Pinot Noir, with a few white vines of Chardonnay) forms the link between the Côte-d’Or and Saône-et-Loire. It is perfectly consistent with that of Santenay, with which it shares several esteemed crus. The 1988 vintage saw the creation of the Maranges Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, shared by the three villages of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges and Sampigny-lès-Maranges (the village of the Rouges Queues).
The hillsides do not follow the alignment of the Côte de Beaune but share the same geological origin and nature. A landscape of varied hills and slopes. The south/south-east aspect, the most common, lies at an altitude of between 240 and 400 metres. In the Cozanne valley, Cheilly has fairly light, stony soils. Sampigny and Dezize share the Climats (locations associated with specific terroirs) of southern Santenay: brown limestone and calcareous marl.
(source: Vins de Bourgogne)
What to eat with a Maranges 1er Cru Clos Roussots from the Domaine des Rouges-Queues?
- Roast suckling pig
- Braised beef in sauce
- Rabbit with mustard
