Nuits-Saint-Georges

French Version

 

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

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 The latitude of the Côte de Nuits doesn't encourage a particularly early harvest. On the other hand, its perfect aspect gives the area the aptitude to produce outstanding red wines.
The Nuits -Saint-Georges Appellation wines come from the communes of Nuits -Saint-Georges, and Premeaux-Prissey.
The soil is essentially chalky clay on a Jurassic formation.
Classed as an A.O.C. in 1934, the Nuits -Saint-Georges Appellation covers :
  • 165 hectares of A.O.C.(Nuits -Saint-Georges of which 12 ha are in Premeaux-Prissey).
  • 140 hectares of A.O.C. Nuits -Saint-Georges Premier Cru (of which 62 ha are in Premeaux-Prissey).

The average harvest represents :

  • 7,052 hectolitres of A.O.C. Nuits -Saint-Georges (village) red.
  • 5,400 hectolitres of A.O.C. Nuits -Saint-Georges Premier Cru.
  • 60 hectolitres of A.O.C. Nuits -Saint-Georges Premier Cru white.

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vineyards

Grape Varieties


The red wines of Nuits -Saint-Georges are all produced from one varietal , Pinot Noir
Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc are used for the few whites.
 

CHARACTER OF THE WINES

The Nuits -Saint-Georges wines nearly always have intense dark red colour.
The bouquet is powerful and complex : blending cherry, blackcurrant, fur, truffle and, quite often, spices.
These wines are among the most tannic of the Burgundies. The harmony between tannin and roundness makes these wines corpulent and solid.
Their solid structure assures good keeping quality :

In normal years Nuits -Saint-Georges wines will open up over 5 to 10 years.

In great years, their evolution in the cellar can take up to 25 years before peaking.

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SERVING, TEMPERATURE
& GLASSES

These powerful red wines will be best appreciated at a temperature of around 15 - 16°C.
Uncorking the bottle one or two hours beforehand is advisable.
For wines of a younger character, pouring the wine into a carafe will give better aeration, thus improving the olfactory qualities. In this case a good cellar temperature will be quite sufficient for serving.
The large balloon style glass (often called the Burgundy glass), or a large tulip shaped glass, filled to only 1/4 to 1/3 capacity will allow the best appreciation of these great wines. Their flavours will be more "respected" by a fine, thin glass.

The power and structure of Nuits -Saint-Georges wines allows association with dishes in red wine sauce, marinated or roast game, strong flavoured red meat (grilled or roast) and "medium strength" cheeses.

In the case of more tannic wines, they are best accompanied with other game (venison etc.), marinated meat or meat in sauce.

EVENTS AND NEWS

Every year the Hospices of Nuits -Saint-Georges holds a charity wine auction (Enchères des Vins des Hospices de Nuits -Saint-Georges), at the end of March. This event is marked by the organisation of an exhibition-tasting of some hundreds of wines from all over Burgundy.

 

The Wine growers

 

For further information please contact :

The Wine Growers Syndicate of Nuits -Saint-Georges :

BP 121

21704 Nuits -Saint-Georges Cedex

FRANCE