Les Thorey: This 5-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the northern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges, uphill and to the north of the village. Facing southeast and lying at 225-280 meters, this vineyard lies just above Aux Bousselots on a slope of 10-15%. The topsoil is a mixture of limestone and clay over a base of Comblanchien limestone. Two superb examples of Les Thorey come from Domaine Sylvain Cathiard and Domaine de Montille.
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Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, LES THOREY, Premier Cru
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Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, CHAINES CARTEAUX , Premier Cru
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Chaines Carteaux: This 2.07-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the southern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges along the border with Premeaux-Prissy, uphill and to the north of Les Saint Georges. Facing east and lying at 260-300 meters, this vineyard has a steep slope of 20%. With a base of Comblanchien limestone, the overlying soil is rich and deep, with high percentages of clay and sand. The name refers to small Burgudian barrels (“carteaux”) made of oak (chêne).
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, LES SAINTS GEORGES , Premier Cru
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Les Saints Georges: This 7.52-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the southern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges along the border with Premeaux-Prissy, just downhill and east of Chaines Carteaux and Les Vaucrains. By consensus, Les Saints Georges is the finest vineyard in the appellation and worthy of Grand Cru status. Facing east and lying at 245-260 meters, this vineyard has a gentle hillside slope of 7-8%. The topsoil is rich and very stony with a mixture of limestone and clay. The subsoil is a complex base of Premeaux, Comblanchien and oolitic limestone.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, LES CAILLES , Premier Cru
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Les Cailles: This 3.81-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the southern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges along the border with Premeaux-Prissy, just north of Les Saint Georges. Facing east and lying at 250-260 meters, this hillside vineyard slopes gently at 7-8%. The topsoil is rich and very stony with a mixture of limestone, sand and clay. The subsoil is Comblanchien and oolitic limestone. The name does not suggest the presence of quail, but is rather a contraction of cailloux, meaning stones.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, LES CHAIGNOTS , Premier Cru
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Les Chaignots: This 5.86-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the northern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges, uphill and to the north of the village. Facing east and lying at 260-280 meters, this vineyard has a slope of 8-20%, and lies just to the north of Les Thorey and west of Aux Vignerondes. The topsoil is a mixture of brown limestone, gravel and clay and the subsoil is Comblanchien limestone. The name derives the old French chasne (oak), referring to the trees in the forests of Nuits.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, LES BOUDOTS , Premier Cru
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Les Boudots: This 7.61-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the northern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges, uphill and to the north of the village, along the northern border with Vosne-Romanée, near Aux Malconsorts. Facing east and lying at 250-290 meters, this vineyard has a slope of 18%. The topsoil is a mixture of brown limestone with rocks and fine gravel. and the subsoil is Comblanchien limestone. With its elegance and silky texture, the wines of Les Boudots show far more kinship to Vosne than to Nuits. Allen Meadows describes Les Boudots as “the most gifted Premier Cru in Nuits.” Outstanding examples of the vineyard are produced by Domaine Gérard Mugneret, Domaine Meo-Camuzet and Domaine Leroy.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, LES DAMODES , Premier Cru
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Les Damodes: This 8.55-hectare Premier Cru climat lies in the northern part of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges, uphill and to the north of the village and along the border with Vosne-Romanée. Facing east and lying at 280-340 meters, this vineyard has a slope of 20% and runs along the top of Premiers Crus Aux Cras, Le Richemone and Aux Murgers. The topsoil is a limestone-rich mixture of clay and silt. The name derives from a triad of Druid goddesses who were believed to control harvests. One excellent source of Les Damodes is Domaine de la Vougeraie.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, CLOS des FORÊTS , Premier Cru
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Clos des Forêts: This 7.11-hectare Premier Cru climat of Nuits-Saint-Georges is a monopole of the Domaine de l’Arlot. It lies in the northern part of the commune of Premeaux-Prissey along the Beaune-Dijon road (RN 74) just after the road passes into the commune from Nuits-St-Georges. Facing east and lying at 240-270 meters with a slope of 7-8%, the soil is a rich mixture of limestone, clay, sand and stones over a base of Comblanchien limestone. The vines in Clos des Forêts were planted in the 1950’s. Grapes from vines planted after 1986 are vinified and bottled by the the Domaine de l’Arlot under the name Les Petits Plets.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, CLOS de l’ARLOT, Premier Cru
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Clos de l’Arlot, Premier cru: This 5.44-hectare Premier Cru climat, located in the appellation of Nuits-St-Georges, is a a monopole of the Domaine de l’Arlot. It lies along the Beaune-Dijon road as it passes through the commune of Premeaux-Prissey immediately to the north of the Clos de la Marechale. Due to a geological fault, the slope of the land becomes quite steep, ranging from 10% to a dizzying 35%. Facing east, southeast and lying at 230-260m above sea level, the soil is a rich mixture of limestone and clay over a base of Comblanchien limestone. Unusually, this Nuits-St-Georges vineyard produces both red and white wine. There are 1.76 hectares devoted to Chardonnay and 2 hecatres to Pinot Noir. The vineyard takes its name from the tiny Arlot River, a tributary of the Courtavaux River.
Vineyard Description: Nuits-Saint-Georges, CLOS de la MARECHALE, Premier Cru
Posted in Appellations, Burgundy, Vineyards, Wine, tagged Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier, J-F. Mugnier on May 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Clos de la Marechale, Premier Cru: This 9.55-hectare Premier Cru climat of Nuits-Saint-Georges, is a monopole of Domaine J-F. Mugnier. The Clos is a walled vineyard that abuts the Beaune-Dijon road (RN 74) as it passes through the commune of Premeaux-Prissey at the southern extremity of the vineyards in the Nuits-St-Georges appellation. It has been owned by the Mugnier family since 1902 but was under lease to Maison Faiveley until 2004. The slope of the land is very gentle at 5-6%. Facing east, southeast and lying at 240-260 meters , the soil is a rich mixture of limestone, clay, pebbles and sand over a subsoil of pink Comblanchien limestone.
Almost the entirety of the vineyard is dedicated to the production of the iconic red Nuits-St.-Georges, Clos de la Marechale, made entirely from Pinot Noir. There is however, a tiny plot of 400 square meters, situated along the northern edge of the vineyard, which has been planted with Chardonnay, and produces one of the very few Premier Cru white Burgundies in the Côte-de-Nuits. Prior to 2004, wine from this unique plot had been reserved solely for the Faiveley family but is now available in very limited quantities.
It is occasionally claimed that the Clos de la Marechale derives its name from the wife of a Marechale of the Second Empire, during the time of Napoleon III. It must be emphasized, however, that Fred Mugnier, who has thoroughly researched the history, rejects this derivation and asserts that the origin of the name is unknown. Prior to its present name, the vineyard was known as the Clos des Forches, which is the name that Domaine Mugnier now uses for the wine made from younger vines.
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