NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES

PREMIER CRU

Les Vaucrains

Region : Côte de Nuits
Village : Nuits-Saint-Georges
Appellation : Nuits-Saint-Georges
Grape variety : Pinot Noir

Terroir:

Climat/Lieu-dit : Located at the end of the Combe des Vallerots and juste above the famous plot of Premier Cru Les Saint Georges, the parcel of the Domaine is in the middle of the hillside, delimited in its upper part by the edge of the forest. 

The Vine:

• Soil type : very stony on the top of the hillside, shallow soil, composed of red clay 

• Altitude : 260/280 m 

• Slope : 15 % 

• Area : 0,98 ha 

• Average age of vines : 50 years 

• Harvest : 100 % manual harvest

We are working according to the precepts of organic farming since 2007 and are in the process of certification. 

Vinification & Ageing :

Ageing: 18 months in French oak barrel with about 25 % new oak barrels 

Type of winemaking : 100 % destemmed, vinified in concrete vat tank for two weeks.

Wine tips :

Serving temperature : 16° to 18°C (61° to 64°F) 

Drinking windows : 5 years > 15 years and more 

Allergens : contains sulfites