Château Rouget

Château de Rouget 1998

Name: Château Rouget Château de Rouget Red 1998 75cl
Price: 1140.0 CHF
Availability: InStock

Pomerol - aoc

75cl

Grape Variety

Merlot
Cabernet Franc

Sol

gravelous, either mixed with clay or with sand

Age Moyen des VIGNES

40 years old vines

Elevage

18 months in oak barrels (33% new)

Description

Château Rouget history began several centuries ago. Already identified at the end of the Roman Empire, Château Rouget's terroirs were at that time merged with St Emilion's ones.

Château Rouget appears in archives and land register from 1700 and is considered as one of the first official Pomerol Crus. This period corresponds to the building date of the splendid house symbolizing the estate, belonging then to the Bayonne Family. The last family member involved in the estate, Pierre Bayonne, was also mayor of Pomerol during the First Empire. As a talented winemaker, he used Chateau Rouget as a perfect display for his skills.

The Labruyère Family, who has owned Rouget since 1992, follows the same target. For more than 20 years, they try hard to place Rouget among Right Bank leaders.

The estate is now considered by critics and amateurs as the winery which has made the most consistent progress across the appellation, vintage after vintage.