Domaine Florent Rouve, France
where he has expanded his holdings considerably by buying the famous Jean Rijckaert estate from the eponymous Belgian restaurateur. Florent Rouve now vinifies an exemplary range of wines in his cellar in Davayé in the heart of the Saint Veran appellation.
Viticulture
Domaine Florent Rouve encourage and foster biodiversity in the vineyard and never use chemicals. Only copper and sulphur treatments are used, along with plant-based fertilisers. The vines are planted on marl limestone and are located between Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet.
Winemaking
Grapes are bought in for Meursault 1er Cru Blagny from some of the top vineyards and are processed entirely in-house with the same precision and same care as given to the estate’s own grapes. Fermented and aged for between 9 and 15 months in small French oak barrels, of which 20% are new.
- Florent Rouve now vinifies an exemplary range of wines in his cellar in Davayé in the heart of the Saint Veran appellation.
- They encourage and foster biodiversity in the vineyard and never use chemicals.
- Vines are planted on marl limestone and are located between Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet.
