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- Where the very idea of terroir was invented, by monks who tasted the soil plot by plot for 700 years. The presses alone are worth the drive — they are the size of houses.
- Address
- Rue de la Montagne, 21640 Vougeot, France
- Region
- Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
- Country
- France
- Signature Wine
- Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru (many producers)
- Founded
- Vineyard 1098; château 1551
- Visit Experience
- Cistercian monastic château with four colossal 12th-century wooden wine presses, at the heart of a 50-hectare walled Grand Cru
- Access
- Open to the public daily; around €12 entry
- Best Season
- November, for the Trois Glorieuses
- Phone
- +33 3 80 62 86 09
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