AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
- Blanc/Rouge „Premier Cru“
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 11%
- Rouge: 10.5%
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 11.5%
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 11%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 187 g/l (178 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 189 g/l (180 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 3 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Élevage
- Wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 9,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 57 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 50 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 55 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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Premier Cru Vineyards of Nuits-Saint-Georges (41)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Aux Argillas (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
1.89 ha | Hubert Chauvenet-Chopin, Philippe Gavignet, Méo-Camuzet | |
| Origin of Name: „Argillas“ derives from argile, or „clay.“ | |||
| Aux Boudots
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6.30 ha | Jean Grivot, Leroy, Méo-Camuzet, Jean-Jacques Confuron, Jérome Chézeaux, Gérard Mugneret | Aux Boudots is located along the Vosne-Romanée border, adjacent to Aux Malconsorts. |
| Origin of Name: Boudots was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Aux Bousselots (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
4.24 ha | Jean Chavenet, Robert Chevillon, Henri et Gilles Remoriquet | |
| Origin of Name: „Bousselots“ refers to an uneven field. | |||
| Aux Chaignots (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
5.86 ha | Robert Chevillon, Alain Michelot, Faiveley, Henri Gouges, Hubert Chauvenet-Chopin | |
| Origin of Name: „Chaignots“ derives from chasne, or „oak tree.“ | |||
| Aux Champs Perdrix (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
0.73 ha | Alain Michelot, Chevillon-Chézeaux | Aux Champs Perdrix is divided between village AOP and Premier Cru land. |
| Origin of Name: „Partridge fields“ | |||
| Aux Cras (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
3.0 ha | Bruno Clavelier, Françoise Lamarche, Liger-Belair | |
| Origin of Name: „Cras“ derives from crae, or „chalk.“ | |||
| Aux Murgers (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
4.89 ha | Bertagna, Sylvain Cathiard, Méo-Camuzet, Hudelot-Noëllat, Hubert Chauvenet-Chopin | |
| Origin of Name: „Murgers“ is an archaic term for a rockpile; i.e. the rocks removed from the vineyard during tilling. | |||
| Aux Perdrix (Premeaux-Prissey) |
3.49 ha | Domaine des Perdrix | Domaine des Perdrix owns 99% of the vineyard, but it is not technically a monopole. |
| Origin of Name: „Perdrix“ = „partridge“ | |||
| Aux Thorey (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
5.00 ha | Antonin Rodet, de la Vougeraie, Sylvain Cathiard, de Montille, Benjamin Leroux, Hubert Chauvenet-Chopin | Antonin Rodet owns a 3 ha monopole within this site, Clos de Thorey, which was previously the property of Thomas Moillard. |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard name is derived from an old Gallo-Roman name, Thoriacus. | |||
| Aux Vignerondes (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
3.84 ha | Confuron-Cotétidot, Leroy, Daniel Rion, Hospices de Nuits | |
| Origin of Name: „Les Vignerondes“ refers to „round vines“, implying a rounded slope. | |||
| Chaines Carteaux (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
2.53 ha | Henri Gouges | This is the southernmost vineyard in the commune of Nuits-St-Georges, just west of Les St-Georges. |
| Origin of Name: „Chaines“ is an old form of chêne, or „oak tree“; Carteaux may have been a historic owner of the site; or „Carteaux“ may refer to barrels. | |||
| Château Gris (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
2.8 ha | Domaine du Château Gris (Albert Bichot), monopole | This site is located within „Les Crots“ Premier Cru. |
| Origin of Name: „The Grey Château“, so named for the grey color of its roof tiles. | |||
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Clos Arlot (Premeaux-Prissey) |
5.45 ha | Domaine de l’Arlot, monopole | Domaine de l’Arlot produces both red and white wines from this site. |
| Origin of Name: Arlot was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Clos des Argillières (Premeaux-Prissey) |
4.22 ha | Michèle et Patrice Rion | |
| Origin of Name: „Argillières“ derives from argile, or „clay.“ | |||
| Clos des Corvées (Premeaux-Prissey) |
5.13 ha | Prieuré-Roch, monopole | |
| Origin of Name: „Corvees“ are chores, or thankless tasks; serfs once worked this vineyard as payment for the local feudal lord’s protection. | |||
| Clos des Corvées Pagets (Premeaux-Prissey) |
1.48 ha | Robert Arnoux-Lachaux | |
| Origin of Name: See above. | |||
| Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges (Premeaux-Prissey) |
7.11 ha | Domaine de l’Arlot, monopole | |
| Origin of Name: „Forêts“ = „forest“ | |||
| Clos des Grandes Vignes (Premeaux-Prissey) |
2.21 ha | Liger-Belair, monopole | Prior to 2005, this was the sole property of Thomas Moillard, and from 2005 to 2012 it was a monopole of Château de Puligny-Montrachet. This is the only 1er Cru in the entire Côte d’Or located east of the RN74 highway. |
| Clos de la Maréchale (Premeaux-Prissey) |
9.55 ha | JF Mugnier, monopole | From 1950 through the end of their long-term lease in 2003, Faiveley produced this wine. It is the largest monopole in the Côte d’Or, and the southernmost Premier Cru in the appellation. In addition to Premier Cru red and white bottlings, Mugnier produces a declassified village red wine from this site, Clos des Fourches. |
| Origin of Name: An army brigadier (maréchale de camp) inherited this vineyard in 1863; prior to that it was known as the Clos des Fourches. Executions occurred at this site during the second French Empire (1852-1870). | |||
| Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
3.57 ha | Henri Gouges, monopole | The Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges is located within Les Porrets-Saint-Georges Premier Cru. |
| Origin of Name: „Porrets“ has the same origin as poirier, or „pear tree.“ | |||
| Clos Saint-Marc (Premeaux-Prissey) |
0.93 ha | Michèle et Patrice Rion, monopole | This vineyard is also known as Aux Corvées. Despite acquiring the vineyard in 2003, Rion produced the domaine’s first vintage from the vineyard in 2006; in the interim they sold the Clos Saint-Marc fruit to Bouchard. |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard was located next to the Church of Saint Marcel. | |||
| En la Perrière Noblot (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
0.30 ha | Alain Michelot, monopole | Most of this 2.5 ha vineyard site is classified as village AOP. Michelot is the sole owner of the Premier Cru section, and in 2008 he replanted the entire vineyard with Chardonnay. |
| Origin of Name: „Perrière“ derives from carriere, or „quarry.“ Noblot was the historic owner of the quarry. | |||
| Les Argillières (Premeaux-Prissey) |
4.44 ha | Michèle et Patrice Rion, Prieuré-Roch, Bertrand Ambroise | The majority of this vineyard (4.22 ha) is known as the Clos des Argillières, and small slivers of vineyard (0.22 ha) outside of the walled portion are typically known Les Argillières. The former is much more common on labels. |
| Origin of Name: „Argillières“ derives from argille, or „clay.“ | |||
| Les Cailles (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
7.11 ha | Alain Michelot, Robert Chevillon | Les Cailles is adjacent to the northern border of Les St-Georges. |
| Origin of Name: „Cailles“ derives from caillou, or „pebble.“ | |||
| Les Chabœufs (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
2.80 ha | Jean-Jacques Confuron, Philippe Gavignet | |
| Origin of Name: Chabœuf was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Les Crots (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
4 ha | Les Crots 1er Cru is composed of the 2.8 ha monopole Château Gris and the 1.2 ha Les Crots itself. There is an additional 1.67 ha of village AOP land in the vineyard. | |
| Origin of Name: „Crots“ derives from creux, meaning „hole“; possibly referring to the vineyard’s steep location overlooking a combe. | |||
| Les Damodes (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
8.55 ha | Faiveley, Philippe et Vincent Lécheneaut, Henri et Gilles Remoriquet | Nearly half of the vineyard’s 8.55 ha is actually classified as village AOP. |
| Origin of Name: Like „Bonnes Mares“, some suggest „Les Damodes“ evokes an ancient sculpture of a trinity of goddesses – Druids, in this case, believed to influence the harvest. | |||
| Les Didiers (Premeaux-Prissey) |
2.40 ha | Hospices de Nuits, monopole | This is the northernmost Premier Cru site in Premeaux-Prissey, adjacent to the southern border of Les St-Georges. There are three cuvées: the old vine „Cuvée Fagon“, the young vine „Cuvée Cabet,“ and a blend of the two, „Cuvée Jacques Duret.“ |
| Origin of Name: Didier was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Les Hauts Pruliers (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
0.40 ha | Daniel Rion | This vineyard is actually about 4 ha in size, but only 0.40 ha are classified as Premier Cru. |
| Origin of Name: „Prulier“ is a synonym for prunier, or „plum tree.“ | |||
| Les Perrières (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
2.47 ha | Jean Chauvenet, Robert Chevillon, Méo-Camuzet, Henri Gouges | Henri Gouges produces white wine from his „Pinot Gouges“ in this vineyard. |
| Origin of Name: „Perrières“ indicates a quarry, or stones (pierres). | |||
| Les Porrets-Saint-Georges (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
7.35 ha | Faiveley, Alain Michelot | The vineyard may simply be labeled as Les Poirets or Les Porets. |
| Origin of Name: „Porrets“ has the same origin as poirier, or „pear tree.“ | |||
| Les Poulettes (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
2.13 ha | Jean Chauvenet | |
| Origin of Name: „Les Poulettes“ are young hens. | |||
| Les Procès (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
1.34 ha | Robert Arnoux, J. Drouhin | |
| Origin of Name: „The lawsuit“; this was the site of frequent protests in the past. | |||
| Les Pruliers (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
7.11 ha | Jean Grivot, Robert Chevillon, Henri Gouges, Philippe et Vincent Lécheneaut | |
| Origin of Name: „Prulier“ is a synonym for prunier, or „plum tree.“ | |||
| La Richemone (North Nuits-St-Georges) |
1.92 ha | Alain Michelot, Perrot Minot | |
| Origin of Name: „Richemone“ is derived from riche („wealthy“) and the Latin nonna („nun“). | |||
| Les Saints-Georges (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
7.52 ha | Forey, Robert Chevillon, Henri Gouges, Liger-Belair | In 1892, the town of Nuits appended to its name that of Les St-Georges, its most important vineyard. |
| Origin of Name: This site once belonged to the Brotherhood of St. George. | |||
| Les Terres Blanches (Premeaux-Prissey) |
0.91 ha | Michèle et Patrice Rion, Daniel Rion, Bertrand Ambroise, Domaine des Perdrix | This vineyard site was a forested area prior to the 1980s. In 1985, „Terres Blanches“ was promoted directly from Bourgogne AOC to Premier Cru status, leapfrogging village level. Most of this vineyard is planted with Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard takes its name from its white limestone soils. | |||
| Les Vallerots (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
0.87 ha | Chantal Lescure | The site contains an additional 8 ha of village AOP land. |
| Origin of Name: „Les Vallerots“ is derived from an old Burgundian word, vallere, meaning „valley.“ | |||
| Les Vaucrains (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
6.20 ha | Jean Chauvenet, Robert Chevillon, Henri Gouges, Alain Michelot, Jérome Chézeaux | Les Vaucrains is directly upslope from Les Saint-Georges. |
| Origin of Name: „Vaucrains“ derives from les vaut rien, or „worthless,“ implying the soil was very infertile. | |||
| Roncière (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
0.97 ha | Jean Grivot, Robert Chevillon | |
| Origin of Name: „Roncière“ refers to a field once covered in bramble. | |||
| Rue de Chaux (South Nuits-St-Georges) |
2.12 ha | Jean Chauvenet, Henri et Gilles Remoriquet | |
| Origin of Name: „Rue“ = „street“ | |||
| **Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. | |||