Nuits-St-Georges
Overview
Nuits-St-Georges is the southernmost village of the Côte de Nuits and the only major appellation in the Côte de Nuits without a grand cru. Its premier crus are nonetheless exceptional — earthy, robust, and long-lived — and often represent the best value in the Côte de Nuits. The wines tend to be broader-shouldered and more rustic than Vosne-Romanée, with dark fruit, iron, meat, and earth. Premiers crus Les Saint-Georges, Les Vaucrains, Les Cailles, and Les Boudots are the benchmarks.
Key Producers
Premier Crus (highlights)
- Les Saint-Georges — the most structured, longest-lived; many feel it deserves grand cru status
- Les Vaucrains — powerful, iron-rich, demanding aging
- Les Cailles — more accessible, elegant
- Les Boudots — at the northern end, near Vosne border; more refined (also produced by Domaine Georges Noëllat)
- Les Chaignots — dark, meaty
- Bas de Combes — village-level parcel, old vines
Style Notes
Nuits is the most “masculine” of the Côte de Nuits villages. Dark fruit, iron, leather, game, and firm tannins are hallmarks. The wines require patience — 10+ years for top premiers crus — but reward it with earthy, complex bottles.
Vintage Notes
- 2024: Heavily affected. Mildew and cold flowering devastated yields. At Chevillon, Vaucrains reduced from 26 casks to 8. At Mugneret-Gibourg, all Nuits bottlings blended into a single “Trois Climats” cuvée. Michelot lost most of crop to mildew spreading from neighboring biodynamic vines. Quality of what survives is stellar.
My Tastings
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Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdf