Domaine Alain Michelot

Overview

Nuits-St-Georges domaine now run by Elodie Michelot. Suffered significant mildew damage in 2024 when neighboring biodynamic growers’ vines lost to mildew spread into Michelot’s parcels despite their best efforts.

Appellations

• Nuits-St-Georges

Key Wines

• Nuits-St-Georges premier crus (Vaucrains, Chaliots, Perrières, Porêts, Cailles)
• Village Nuits-St-Georges

Style Notes

The Michelot style is traditional and terroir-focused. Elodie Michelot manages the estate with precision. The premier crus are classic Nuits — dark-fruited, structured, requiring patience.

2023 Vintage Notes (VFTC #115)

Visited January 2025. Elodie Michelot is a big fan of the vintage; wines evolved very well in cask. She terms 2022 “a great vintage” but feels 2023s will drink a bit sooner. Very black fruity — Elodie noted (at same moment as Gilman thinking it) “the aromatics remind me a bit of the 1993s.” Alcohol 13.5–14%. Harvest started September 8th; all premier crus and Clos Vougeot picked before the September 12th deluge. Only the Morey “Charrieres” and villages/Bourgogne picked afterward (“the vineyard was just pure mud”). All wines still in cask at visit. Big news: all previously split premier cru/villages vineyards in Nuits now granted full premier cru status from 2024 — Elodie’s Champs Perdrix parcels will be blended together from 2025.

2023 Scores:

• Clos Vougeot: 95 pts (2040–2100) — vines from 1972; “brilliant young Clos Vougeot”
• Nuits “les St. Georges”: 94 pts (2038–2090) — outstanding; sappy black fruit
• Nuits “Chaignots”: 94 pts (2035–2085) — “Elodie’s favorite premier cru”; “woefully under-respected”; beautiful, sappy
• Nuits “les Vaucrains”: 94 pts (2038–2090) — “I love the backend energy and lift!”; “superb example”
• Nuits “les Cailles”: 93 pts (2036–2085) — small step up from Richemone
• Nuits “la Perriere Noblot” Blanc: 93 pts (2025–2045) — bottled September 1; excellent mineral drive
• Nuits “la Richemone”: 92+ pts (2035–2085) — excellent
• Nuits “Champs Perdrix” 1er Cru: 92+ pts (2036–2085) — older vines
• Morey “les Charrieres”: 92 pts (2035–2085) — picked in the mud
• Nuits “Champs Perdrix” villages: 92 pts (2033–2075+) — last vintage as villages; young vines show lovely vibrancy
• Nuits Vieilles Vignes: 90+ pts (2034–2075+)
• Morey-St-Denis: 90 pts (2032–2070) — “resemblance to a young 1993 is quite striking”

2024 Vintage Notes

Visited January 2026. 2024: lost most of crop to mildew from biodynamic neighbors.

My Tastings

(none yet)

Sources

• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt
• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdf