Nuits-Saint-Georges

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Nuits-Saint-Georges vineyard sits within the rectilinear relief of the Côte de Nuits, a tectonically formed escarpment stretching approximately 25 kilometres in a general north–south direction.
• The face of the Côte at Nuits-Saint-Georges, with a relief difference of approximately 150 metres, is composed of Bajocian and Bathonian limestones, with the Comblanchien limestone forming its structural backbone.
• The relief is interrupted by a deeply incised valley through which the Meuzin flows — a small intermittent stream whose alluvial fan is partly occupied by the commune of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
• At the top of the slope, a distinctive formation of cryoclastic gravels generated during the Quaternary glaciations appears, highly free-draining and of low fertility, while the Meuzin alluvial fan is composed of gravelly, calcareous, and well-drained alluvial material.
• The climate is cool oceanic, disturbed by continental or southerly influences channelled along the Rhône–Saône corridor, with moderate rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres per year and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C.

• The Saint-Georges vineyard has, according to Danguy and Aubertin (1892), been planted with vines since the year 1000, and the commune added this cru name to its own in 1892 to become Nuits-Saint-Georges.
• The Nuits-Saint-Georges vineyard is planted at a density exceeding 9,000 vines per hectare, and producers, aware of their soils' susceptibility to erosion, take particular care in their preservation.
• The geographical boundaries of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation were established in 1934 by a ruling of the civil court of Beaune, and the appellation d'origine contrôlée was subsequently recognised by a decree of 11 September 1936 on that basis.

• The red wines display an intense deep purple colour, with notes of cherry, strawberry, and blackcurrant in youth, complemented with age by leather, truffle, fur, and game.
• Wines bearing the premier cru designation are characterised by their power and massive tannic structure, and are capable of substantial ageing.

• In certain sites with more marly soils, the ripening of Chardonnay preserves sufficient acidity to impart elegance and longevity to the white wines.
• The calcareous substratum of the slope and the foothill formations ensure effective drainage and endow the soils with moderate fertility.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Argillas AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Boudots AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Bousselots AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Chaignots AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Champs Perdrix AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Cras AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Murgers AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Perdrix AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Thorey AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Aux Vignerondes AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Chaines Carteaux AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Château Gris AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos Arlot AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos de la Maréchale AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos des Argillières AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos des Corvées AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos des Corvées Pagets AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos des Grandes Vignes AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Clos Saint-Marc AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru En la Perrière Noblot AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru La Richemone AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Argillières AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Cailles AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Chabœufs AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Crots AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Damodes AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Didiers AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Hauts Pruliers AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Perrières AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Porrets-Saint-Georges AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Poulettes AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Procès AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Pruliers AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Saints-Georges AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Terres Blanches AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Vallerots AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Les Vaucrains AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Roncière AOC (PDO)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru Rue de Chaux AOC (PDO)

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB