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Château de Rougeon

France, Bissey-sous-Cruchaud

The Château de Rougeon estate was bought by Claude Ozanon in 1839. Later, his grandson, Doctor Henri Ozanon, founder of the Appellations d’Origine, settled in Rougeon, in the Côte Chalonnaise. Later, his grandson, Joseph Bouchard of the important house Bouchard et Fils, managed the estate. In 1981, the 6th generation, composed of his son Dominique and his wife Isabelle, took over Rougeon. They have been able to establish an organic viticulture that respects the environment and biodiversity. Now it’s the children: Joseph and Florence who continue the work of his ancestors by producing wines from vines adapted to their terroirs. On granitic soils on sandstone or marly clay and limestone, the estate grows chardonnay, aligoté, pinot noir and gamay on 10 hectares. The different vintages are perfect examples of freshness, fruit and vitality. Château de Rougeon carries out work in the vineyard with respect for the environment by grassing the rows and scraping under the vines for all the plots. In this way, the estate harvests healthy and ripe grapes for the elaboration of their cuvées. The result is wines bursting with berries, with a lot of minerality and viva

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