Top 100 white wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru of Côte de Nuits as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru

Burgundy/cote-de-nuits/nuits-saint-georges">Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru wines are those produced under the most-stringent conditions of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation, exclusively from grapes grown in officially classified Premier Cru Vineyard sites. Nuits-Saint-Georges itself is a commune in the Cote de Nuits wine district of Burgundy. While the town does not boast any Grand Cru sites (unlike its neighbors), many of the 41 Premier Cru climats within its boundaries are considered to be amongst the finest in the district. A quarter of the appellation's Premier Cru sites are located within the commune of Premeaux-Prissey, just to the South of Nuits-Saint-Georges town.

In terms of surface area, Nuits-Saint-Georges is the second-largest of the 26 commune appellations in the Cote d'Or, only fractionally smaller than Beaune. Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru wines are predominantly red, made from Pinot Noir, although a small quantity (5% at most) are white wines produced from Chardonnay. The style of these wines is not particularly different from of the Northern Cote de Beaune, just a Short distance to the south. They have a generalized reputation as being well-structured and long-lived, and wines from several of the vineyards are considered to be of Grand Cru quality (the Saint-Georges vineyard being the most obvious example).

There is an acknowledged style difference between the Premier Cru vineyards to the south of the town around Premeaux-Prissey and those to the north, next to Vosne-Romanee. The southern end produces a heavier style of wine, due to higher levels of clay in the soils, while the northern end leans towards a more Floral">floral, Elegant style. The Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru vineyards are neatly distributed in a narrow strip along the mid-slope of the Cote d'Or escarpment. Interrupted only by the buildings and roads of the town itself, they trace a line from the Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee almost to the northern edge of Ladoix-Serrigny.

News from the vineyard of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

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