Named vineyard
Clos de Vougeot
Identity card
Grand cruAOPRed
Burgundy › Côte de Nuits › Vougeot · Recognised on 31 July 1937
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- About 49 walled hectares (2024), held by nearly 80 owners.
- Assembled by the monks of Cîteaux, it has only been divided since 1889.
- Also called "Clos Vougeot"; at most 42 hl/ha, at least 11.5% natural alcohol.
Grape varieties
Red wine onlyPinot Noir
Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the vines in each plot)
Only interplanted among the vines
Production rules
42
hl/ha
Maximum yield
11.5
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 15 June after the harvest
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 68 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 9 % ABV to 12.5 % ABV across 64 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 76 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Foot of the slope, 240 to 265 m, at the mouth of a combe
- Soils: Limestone slab above, Bresse marls below
- Soils: Stony and thin above, clayier and deeper below
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
2 September 2026
Cahier des charges homologué par l'arrêté du 2 septembre 2026, publié au JORF du 5 septembre 2026 (publication au BO-AGRI du 10 septembre 2026). Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 31 juillet 1937. L'appellation peut être libellée « Clos de Vougeot » ou « Clos Vougeot ».
Labelling terms
- The name may be followed by the words "grand cru"
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'AOC « Clos de Vougeot » ou « Clos Vougeot » homologué par l'arrêté du 2 septembre 2026— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
- Trade bodyFiches d'appellation des vins de Bourgogne (surfaces et récoltes)— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
A red grand cru in the commune of Vougeot, cradled at the foot of the slope between 240 and 265 metres, at the mouth of a combe that built a small alluvial fan across it. The clos is not uniform: very stony and shallow at the top, the soils turn deeper and more clayey lower down over the Bresse marls, and drain poorly on its eastern side. Bounded by the monks of Cîteaux in 1198, it was not divided until 1889; about 49 hectares in 2024, shared among close to eighty owners.
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