Nuits-Saint-Georges is an appellation in France, covering 323 ha in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies around the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 21 km south-west of Dijon.
The town that gives the Côte de Nuits its name. No grand cru, but a long list of premiers crus, Les Saint-Georges being the most famous. Reds tend to be firm and earthy.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
219–354 m
Mean elevation
260 m
Mean slope
6.1° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 14°
Faces
east
Measured over the whole outline on 79,116 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
Nuits-Saint-GeorgesRed
Pinot Noir
max 58 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier CruRed
Pinot Noir
max 56 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Nuits-Saint-GeorgesWhite
ChardonnayPinot Blanc
max 64 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier CruWhite
ChardonnayPinot Blanc
max 62 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.