Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges
The main town of the Cote de Nuits, though smaller than the bustling wine hub of Beaune to the south and overshadowed by the city of Dijon to the north, holds great importance as a viticultural town. Though Nuits-Saint-Georges has no Grand Cru vineyards amongst its 310 hectares of vines, it has 41 Premier Cru vineyards that are considered to be of very high quality. Divided in two by the town itself, the vineyards of Nuits-Saint-Georges are made up of deep marl-limestone soils and pebbly alluvium nearer to the river Meuzin. East and south-east vineyard exposures help the grapes get the sun they need while the gently sloping vineyards reach altitudes of around 300 metres. Almost all of the wine produced in Nuits-Saint-Georges is Pinot Noir and the intensely coloured wines are laden with cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant flavours with some floral and liquorice notes. The chewy, muscular structure gives way to velvety sophistication as the wine matures, with sophisticated characters of leather, truffle and game.
