Vigot Fabrice
Domaine Fabrice Vigot was created on 1 January 1990, when part of the vineyard previously managed by Madame Roland Vigot, amounting to 4 hectares in the communes of Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, was acquired. Subsequently, it expanded with the purchase of several plots in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Bourgogne rouge in 1993.
At the end of 1996, Fabrice married Christine Martin, daughter of Bernard Martin (Domaine Bernard Martin), and the name of the estate changed to Domaine VIGOT Fabrice.
In 2000, the domaine added a new appellation: Gevrey-Chambertin.
Today, the company focuses on 2.5 hectares of vineyards and no longer manages the sharecropping vineyards, which included Échezaux, Vosne-Romanée Pré de la Folie, Vosne-Romanée La Croix Blanche and Bourgogne Les Lutenières.
They are pleased to present their two children: Axel, born on 19 September 1993, and Mathilde, born on 12 December 2005.
The entire estate is cultivated naturally: in conversion to organic farming from 5 September 2021 and will be certified from the 2024 harvest. Organic fertilisers are used, pesticides are banned and mating disruption has been practised on 70% of the plots for about fifteen years. Tillage has replaced chemical weeding since 1993. The only treatments applied to the vines are copper sulphate to protect against mildew and sulphur to protect against powdery mildew. The main reference is not the winery, the brand or the grape variety, but the terroir that, since the origins of Burgundy wine, has given each cru its historical, real and lasting identity.
A climat is a strictly defined area of land, recognised for its qualities, which has borne its name for centuries and includes one or more lieux-dits.
Each climat produces its own appellation wine, sometimes a monopoly but often shared by several estates. This is the very idea of terroir, the most direct and sincere link between vine and wine.
Maceration takes place in stainless steel vats. The natural yeasts on the grape skins ensure fermentation. Controlled temperature, aeration of the must and stirring of the marc contribute to the success of the harvest. It takes about twenty days to obtain a wine that keeps for a long time. The new vat room was built for the 2006 harvest.
Since its creation, the company has used different types of labels. The first version, known as ‘parchment’, was used until 1996, when the Hachette guide gently reproached us for being ‘old-fashioned’ (see Hachette guides 1997 and 1998). However, Vosne/Echezeaux and Nuits-Saint-Georges had very different labels. Until 1999, an intermediate version was used, somewhat more modern but still considered a bit heavy. The 2000 vintage was the first to feature the label still in use today, which offers a more modern and sober presentation shared by all the estate’s wines.
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