Discover the top 100 best wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges of Côte de Nuits as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Nuits-Saint-Georges and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Emblematic south of the Côte de Nuits: signature Pinot Noir as the exclusive king red - intense purple with mauve tints, vigorous and full-bodied with notes of ripe red fruits (cherry, raspberry), flowers (rose, violet), liquorice, undergrowth and a spicy touch evolving to leather and earth, firm structure and assertive character. No Grand Cru but 41 renowned Premiers Crus (Vaucrains, Saint-Georges). AOC (1936) between limestone marls south and stony alluvium north of the Meuzin.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
wines from the region of Nuits-Saint-Georges go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, porcini sauce or magret with pepper.
On the nose in the region of Nuits-Saint-Georges often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Nuits-Saint-Georges is a powerful with a nice freshness.
