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 express veal stew in a pressure cooker, homemade marengo veal or fillet of venison.
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 citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Nuits-Saint-Georges is a powerful with a nice freshness.
