Domaine Henri Gouges - Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru 'Les Saint Georges' Red 2006

Wine Region:Burgundy - France

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

Tasting notes: Mid pale gold color with aroma of fragrant pear, apple and citrus aromas with a little spice. It has concentration, texture and power, with pear and melon fruit, a nutty character and subtle, underlying spice, and is remarkably reminiscent.very fresh and intense with complexity and length.

Expert Rating
- 91/100 Wine Spectator
Needs aeration to reveal the dark berry, black cherry and wild forest fruit notes. There's plenty of mineral as well, as this tightens up from midpalate through the finish. A pure expression of place, yet give this time or decant now. Best from 2011 through 2022. (Web-2009)

About the winery:Henri Gouges inherited 9 hectares of prime Nuits-St-Georges vineyards just after the First World War, and expanded his holdings significantly between 1920-1934. Today it includes 14.5 hectares – including seven of the best well- positioned 1er crus. Henri started bottling his own wines in 1933 and marketing them directly to its clients. He strongly believed in low yield, and was obsessed controlling the yields. This philosophy was passed to the current generation running the domaine. These days, the domaine is run by Henri’s grand children Pierre and Christian, and Pierre’s son Gregory who is mainly in charge of the wine making.

The 30 acres of Premier Cru vineyards has remained unchanged since the 1930s. There are seven Premiers Crus: Les Saint-Georges, Les Chaignots, Chênes Carteaux, Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges, Les Pruliers, and Les Vaucrains, plus the white La Perrière from a mutated Pinot Noir that Henri Gouges noticed growing in 1936 within Clos-des-Porrets and subsequently propagated. By 2008, the entirety of the vineyards had been converted to organic viticulture.

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