Appellations
Premier Cru · Côte de Nuits
Les Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges · red · 7.5
Gave the village half its name, and has a grand cru promotion case running.
Under the vines
Deeper and more ferruginous than the northern half of the commune, on a firm mid-slope.
In the glass
Broad, savoury and firm; the wine people mean when they say Côte de Nuits structure.
Why it sits here
Promotion would give Nuits-Saint-Georges its first grand cru. Burgundy changes at the speed of a land registry.
Commonly misread
That the whole village tastes like this. Northern Nuits, towards Vosne, is a different wine entirely.
Names worth knowing
Henri Gouges, Thibault Liger-Belair, Robert Chevillon, Faiveley