Vougeot | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Vougeot (Côte-d'Or).svg |
Arrondissement: | Beaune |
Canton: | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
Insee: | 21716 |
Postal Code: | 21640 |
Mayor: | Claude Charles[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Gevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges |
Coordinates: | 47.1772°N 4.9642°W |
Elevation M: | 237 |
Elevation Min M: | 233 |
Elevation Max M: | 275 |
Area Km2: | 0.88 |
Vougeot (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The name itself derives from that of the little river Vouge. Cîteaux Abbey established these vineyards in the 12th century. Rather unusually for the Côte de Nuits, Vougeot produces white wines (Chardonnay) as well as red (Pinot Noir). The appellation was formally instituted in 1936.
See main article: Vougeot wine. The historical wall-enclosed Grand Cru vineyard Clos Vougeot is situated within the commune and makes up most of its vineyard surface.
Vintner Jean-Charles Boisset was born in Vougeot.[2] [3]