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NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2011

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Varietal

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: Sustained, bright cherry red.

Nose: Cinnamon, cloves and Morello cherries, with hints of liquorice and blond tobacco.

Palate: Full-bodied and persistent. Furs, spices and truffles. This wine is powerful and complex, full-bodied and solid. This is perhaps where Pinot finds its best harmony between tannins and roundness.

Food and wine pairing

The perfect accompaniment to dishes with a savoury sauce, roasted game, roasted and grilled red meats, cheeses.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally between 15°C and 16°C / 59-61°F.

Ageing potential

This wine can be kept easily between 8 and 10 years.

Origins

A Côte de Nuits appellation which takes its name from the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges. The appellation extends over 304 hectares, with 143 hectares classified as Premier Cru. It produces almost only red wines, but some white wines can be found (<1% of the production). Nuits-Saint-Georges is one of those magical names that visitors recite like a rosary.

Known the whole world over, Nuits-Saint-Georges has the original profile of a genuine wine village, but on the scale of a small town. Half way between Dijon and Beaune, and with an eastern exposure, the vines of Nuits-Saint-Georges extend for 6 kilometres and cover 160 hectares of the village appellation.

The local variation in soils, exposure and location produce a great diversity of terroir. The area as a whole is bisected by the little Meuzin river and its valley, and by the village itself.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are collected in small ventilated crates, then painstakingly sorted at a table. Next, the grapes are entirely destemmed but not crushed (they remain whole) and transferred by gravity into a wooden vat. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks, with more-or-less frequent cap punching. The wine is aged for 14 to 16 months in oak barrels (20% new oak). Lastly, the wine is bottled with very light filtration.

Vintage : 2011

The year experienced unusual weather patterns which led to a very early harvest. In fact, the unpredictable conditions were sometimes quite extreme : a superb dry Springtime, a rainy Summer followed by a beautiful Autumn - which led to this crucial early harvest date.

Red 2011 Burgundies are generally very elegant wines, quite silky with great finesse with aroma and taste.