2020 Domaine Bertagna Vougeot Le Petits Vougeots

Domaine Bertagna is a 52-acre estate in the Cotes de Nuits. It was established in the 1950s by Claude Bertagna but since 1982 it has been owned by the Gunther Reh family, a German family of wine entrepreneurs and estate owners. Today the estate produces wine from 18 appellations, including five Grand Crus. The domain itself is in Vougeot. It has Grand Cru parcels in Clos Saint-Denis, Clos de Vougeot, Corton-Charlemagne, Corton Les Grandes Lolieres, and Chambertin. There are also numerous Premier Crus, including the monopole Clos de la Perriere in Vougeot.

Les Petits Vougeots is a 10.5-acre Premier Cru vineyard in the Vougeot appellation in Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits. While most of the appellation is the Grand Cru, there are also several Premier Cru vineyards. Les Petits Vougeots is north of the grand cru vineyard and west of the village. Producers with parcels in Les Petits Vougeots are Bertagna, Alain Hudelot-Noellat and Christian Clerget.

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.