Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC

NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES AOC

TASTING NOTES

RED WINE

Appearance: Dark and luminous, this wine presents an intense purple colour, even crepuscular, sometimes showing a mauve hue.

Nose: The aromatic bouquet is often marked with notes of rose and liquorice. Young, Nuits-Saint-Georges reveals aromas of red fruits (strawberry and cherry). When ripe, this wine develops notes of leather, game, fur, spices and truffle. Also nuances of macerated fruit can be found.

Palate: It is a full-bodied, vigorous and tannic wine. Balanced and structured, this wine presents body and structure on the palate. As it ages, it becomes more sensual, rich, supple and racy. Certain Premiers Crus such as Les Saint Georges, Les Damodes or Les Didiers stand out for their rather tender character.

Service: 12°C-14°C for the young vintages and 15°C-16°C for the older vintages.

Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years.

WHITE WINE

Appearance: This wine has a beautiful, deep golden colour.

Nose: Aromatic bouquet dominated by aromas of brioche and honey with hints of white flowers.

Palate: Opulent and racy, this wine can be firm and heady.

Service: 12°C-14°C

Ageing potential: 2 to 5 years.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

RED WINE This remarkably powerful wine goes wonderfully with tasty meats such as prime rib, roast lamb or even duck breast. Thanks to its aromas of wild fruits and leather, the older Nuits-Saint-Georges also goes very well with game birds. On the cheese side, enjoy it with soft cheeses such as Langres, Époisses or Soumaintrain.

WHITE WINE The racy and opulent character of this wine is perfect with gratin or grilled fish and shellfish.

MORE INFORMATION

PREMIERS CRUS: BURGUNDY AOC WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CRUS

The Burgundy vineyards are home to many exceptional Villages and Regional appellations, notably the Côte de Nuits sub-region. It is at the heart of this vineyard that the production area of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation is located, extending over the municipalities of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey. You should know that some wines harvested from the latter can also benefit from the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation. This appellation is the one with the largest number of crus. In fact, the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation has 41 climats classified as Premiers Crus, including 29 in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges:

En la Perrière Noblot
La Richemone
Aux Murgers
Aux Vignerondes
Aux Cras
Aux Chaignots
Aux Thorey
Aux Bousselots
Les Perrières
Les Vallerots
Les Hauts Pruliers
Château Gris
Aux Boudots
Les Crots
Aux Champs Perdrix

Chaines Carteaux
Rue de Chaux
Les Procès
Les Pruliers
Les Chaboeufs
Les Porrets-Saints-Georges
Roncière
Les Damodes
Les Saints-Georges
Les Cailles
Clos des Porrets Saint-Georges
Les Poulettes
Les Vaucrains
Aux Argillas

The Premeaux-Prissey vineyard also produces 12 climats classified Premier Cru Nuits-Saint-Georges:

Clos des Grandes Vignes
Les Terres Blanches
Clos des Argillières
Clos de la Maréchale
Les Didiers
Clos des Corvées Pagets

Les Argillières
Les Poulettes
Aux Perdrix
Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges
Clos Saint-Marc
Clos des Corvées

Note that the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation has no climat classified as Grand Cru .

SOIL TYPE AND TOPOGRAPHY

The soils of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation vary depending on the geographic location. In the northern part, on the slopes of the Meuzin valley, the soils consist of gravel silt coming from alluvium in the valley or descending from the Coast. The soils of the southern part are composed of silt, coming from the valley of Vallerots and constituting a deep soil of marl and limestone. The vineyards generally face east or south-east.

POWERFUL AND YET FINE RED WINES

Nuits Saint Georges red wines are recognizable by their full-bodied and powerful character. However, there is also a lot of finesse and elegance on the palate. This Burgundy wine owes its characteristics to the Pinot Noir grape variety. Giving it its intense red colour, this variety of grapes brilliantly expresses all the specificities of the Burgundy terroir.

BURGUNDY WINES THAT MARK THE SPIRIT OF THE AUTHORS

Belonging to the family of great Burgundy wines, the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation produces quality red wines renowned throughout the world, as well as excellent white wines. The reputation of these wines does not only date from today. Throughout the ages, these exceptional wines have always marked the spirit, especially of the authors.

Jules Vernes

This 19th century French writer wrote about the wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges in his successful novel "Around the Moon". A passage in the book explains that "a fine bottle of Nuits" was chosen to celebrate "the union of the Earth and its satellite". The writer refers to this wine to thank Félix Tisserand, an astronomer born in Nuits-Saint-Georges, for giving him advice to give more credibility to his book From the Earth to the Moon. In homage to Jules Vernes, the crew of Appollo XV officially named a lunar hole "Crater Saint-Georges" on 25 July 1971.

Charles Baudelaire

In the second quatrain of his sonnet "Sed non satiata" (Never satisfied), 26th poem of the collection "Les Fleurs du mal", the French poet Charles Baudelaire refers to the wine Nuits-Saint-Georges:

❝ Rare wines or opium are less a prizen, than your moist lips where love struts its pavane; When my lusts move towards you in caravan, my ennuis drink from cisterns of your eyes. ❞