Rouget

Specification

Producer

Rouget

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Classification

Pomerol AOC

Grapes

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Vintage

2009

Case

75cl

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

ROUGET091X75

About this wine

Rouget is a Merlot-dominated Pomerol, completed with Cabernet Franc. It is rich and supple, with plum, black cherry and truffle notes over a firm frame, and has the depth to develop with age. It is usually enjoyable after six to eight years and good vintages age for fifteen years or more.

About Rouget

Château Rouget is one of the oldest estates in Pomerol, on the northern edge of the plateau, with gravel and clay soils. Since 1992 it has been owned by the Labruyère family, who also own wine estates in Burgundy and have invested heavily in the vineyard and cellar.

The estate is planted mainly with Merlot and some Cabernet Franc. Since the change of ownership, Rouget’s wines have gained in precision and reputation, and they offer a traditional Pomerol style.