Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

The domaine traces its origins to 1450 and Jean Moisson, and ownership has passed through 20 generations of the same family across more than 550 years. Comte Georges de Vogue (1898-1987) inherited the property from his father Arthur in 1925, and it took his name at that point. His daughter, Elisabeth de Ladoucette, ran the domaine from the late 1980s until 2002, and during that period assembled the modern team: she hired Francois Millet as winemaker, Gerard Gaudeau as chef de vignes, and gave Jean-Luc Pepin the sales and marketing role in 1988. The domaine's current co-owners, Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette, are Comte Georges's granddaughters.

• Founded 1450 by Jean Moisson; 20 generations of the same family have headed the domaine since
• Comte Georges de Vogue (1898-1987) inherited from his father Arthur in 1925, giving the estate its current name
• Daughter Elisabeth de Ladoucette ran the domaine from the late 1980s until 2002 and assembled the modern team (Millet as winemaker, Gerard Gaudeau as chef de vignes, Jean-Luc Pepin for sales in 1988)
• Current co-owners Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette are Comte Georges's granddaughters

Francois Millet was hired as technical director in 1986, taking over winemaking at the retirement of regisseur Alain Roumier, and oversaw the wines from the elevage of the 1985 vintage through the 2019 vintage, a tenure of 35 years. Gerard Gaudeau served as chef de vignes before Eric Bourgogne succeeded him as vineyard manager in 1996. Jean-Luc Pepin, previously at Domaine Joseph Drouhin, became responsible for sales in 1988. Jean Lupatelli, who had been at Domaine Decelle-Villa in Nuits-Saint-Georges, took over winemaking in mid-April 2021 following a roughly three-month transition with Millet, making the 2021 vintage his first. Under Lupatelli, the domaine's reds moved to 50 percent whole-cluster fermentation, a shift from the largely destemmed grapes of the Millet era; he also introduced smaller 20-kilogram harvest boxes and a gentler elevator system to move grapes into the fermenting tanks with less damage, and malolactic fermentation is no longer deliberately delayed.

• Francois Millet: technical director from 1986, responsible for the wines from the 1985 vintage through 2019 (35 years), succeeding regisseur Alain Roumier
• Gerard Gaudeau served as chef de vignes; Eric Bourgogne succeeded him as vineyard manager in 1996
• Jean-Luc Pepin: responsible for sales from 1988, previously at Domaine Joseph Drouhin
• Jean Lupatelli: from Domaine Decelle-Villa in Nuits-Saint-Georges, took over winemaking in mid-April 2021 with the 2021 vintage his first; introduced 50 percent whole-cluster fermentation for the reds, smaller 20-kilogram picking boxes, a gentler must-transfer elevator, and malolactic fermentation without deliberate delay

The domaine's identity rests on its holding in Musigny grand cru: about 7.2 hectares of a cru of roughly 10, close to 70 percent and easily the largest single holding. In 2017 the estate covered about 12.5 hectares: 7.2 hectares in Musigny, 2.7 hectares in Bonnes-Mares, 0.56 hectares in the Chambolle premier cru Les Amoureuses, 0.27 hectares across the other Chambolle premiers crus (Les Baudes and Les Fuees), and 1.8 hectares of Chambolle village land, with average vine age in the Musigny Vieilles Vignes bottling at 41 years and total production of 40,000 to 45,000 bottles. The figures Jean Lupatelli gave on his arrival in 2021 differ slightly: 7.5 hectares of Musigny, 2.67 hectares of Bonnes-Mares, 56 ares in Les Amoureuses, 13 ares in Les Baudes, 14 ares in Les Fuees, and 1.80 hectares of Chambolle village land. The domaine is also the largest owner within Bonnes-Mares grand cru, where its parcel lies on reddish soils in the southeast sector of the cru; the oldest surviving vines in the domaine's Musigny date to 1954, and the oldest in Bonnes-Mares to 1945. Les Amoureuses is a premier cru just below Musigny that Decanter calls "regarded by many as of grand cru quality"; the domaine's vines there were planted in 1964 and 1974.

• Musigny grand cru: about 7.2 hectares of the cru's roughly 10, close to 70 percent; the largest single owner in the cru
• 2017 estate total: 12.5 ha, comprising 7.2 ha Musigny, 2.7 ha Bonnes-Mares, 0.56 ha Les Amoureuses, 0.27 ha other Chambolle premiers crus (Baudes and Fuees), 1.8 ha Chambolle village
• Figures Jean Lupatelli gave in 2021: 7.5 ha Musigny, 2.67 ha Bonnes-Mares, 56 ares Les Amoureuses, 13 ares Les Baudes, 14 ares Les Fuees, 1.80 ha Chambolle village
• Also the largest owner within Bonnes-Mares grand cru; oldest surviving Musigny vines date to 1954, oldest Bonnes-Mares vines to 1945, Les Amoureuses vines from 1964 and 1974

Within its Musigny holding the domaine farms about 0.6 hectares, in two sectors, planted with Chardonnay on eroded limestone in the southern part of the cru; it is the only domaine in the Cote de Nuits that has produced a grand cru white wine. The last vintage labeled Musigny grand cru blanc before a long gap was 1993: half the Chardonnay vines were replanted in 1986 and the remainder in 1997, and Francois Millet judged the young vines not ready to carry the Musigny name, so the wine was released instead as Bourgogne Blanc while the vines matured. As of 2017, Musigny Blanc production had not yet resumed, and a return was expected to yield no more than about 2,500 bottles. By the 2021 vintage the domaine was again making and releasing a wine labeled Musigny Blanc, with its largest parcel in Petits-Musigny, planted in 1990.

• About 0.6 ha of Chardonnay, in two sectors, within Musigny on eroded limestone; the only Cote de Nuits domaine to have produced a grand cru white wine
• Last vintage labeled Musigny grand cru blanc before a long gap: 1993, after which the wine was released as Bourgogne Blanc while replanted vines (half in 1986, the rest in 1997) matured
• As of 2017, resumption was not yet confirmed and was expected to be a small release, no more than about 2,500 bottles
• By the 2021 vintage the domaine was again releasing a wine labeled Musigny Blanc, its largest parcel in Petits-Musigny, planted in 1990

Under Francois Millet, grapes were usually destemmed, fermentation used natural yeasts without being dogmatic about it, and fermentation took place in wooden vats with regular punching down of the cap, with temperatures allowed to rise to about 33 degrees Celsius. No more than about one-third new oak was used for the grand crus; in Millet's words, "Too much new oak can obscure the differences between the wines." In the vineyards, farming is not fully organic but comes close: no fertilizers are used and the vineyards are ploughed, though sprays are used when necessary to combat diseases such as mildew. Vineyard manager Eric Bourgogne had used horses for about ten years as of 2017 to plough Les Amoureuses specifically, to protect the vines there. Under Jean Lupatelli, who took over with the 2021 vintage, the domaine's red wines now ferment with 50 percent whole clusters, a shift from the largely destemmed approach of the Millet era, alongside smaller 20-kilogram picking boxes, a gentler elevator system for moving grapes into the fermenting tanks, and malolactic fermentation that is no longer deliberately delayed.

• Millet era: usually destemmed, natural-yeast fermentation, wooden vats with punching down, fermentation temperatures up to about 33C, no more than about one-third new oak for grand crus
• Farming not fully organic but close: no fertilizers, ploughed vineyards, sprays used when necessary against diseases such as mildew
• Horses used for about ten years, as of 2017, to plough Les Amoureuses specifically to protect the vines there
• Under Lupatelli: 50 percent whole-cluster fermentation for reds, smaller 20-kilogram harvest boxes, gentler must-transfer elevator, malolactic fermentation no longer deliberately delayed

PRIMARY-UNREACHED: no working official website for the domaine could be confirmed. A web search and a set of direct domain checks (including domaine-vogue.com, which resolves to a parked-domain landing page, not the estate) turned up only retailer, importer, and press coverage; the domaine does not appear to maintain a public website. Secondary sources: Decanter producer profile by Stephen Brook (1 August 2017); Winehog, "New winemaker at Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue" by Steen Ohman (27 April 2021) and "Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue - Tasting the 2022s" by Steen Ohman (16 February 2024); Burgundy-Report, "Profile: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue (Chambolle)" by Bill Nanson (31 March 2005, updated 12 March 2010) and "de Vogue - 2021" by Bill Nanson (16 January 2023); Wineanorak, "The wines of Comte Georges de Vogue" by Jamie Goode; Bourgogne Aujourd'hui, "Jean Lupatelli rejoint le Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue" (4 June 2021). Last verified 2026-10-12. Where secondary sources disagree on vineyard hectares (a 2017 Decanter estate profile versus Jean Lupatelli's own 2021 figures), both are reported with their source and date rather than reconciled into a single number.