Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-George is a large and well-known commune on the edge of the
Côte-de-Nuits. The industrial and commercial centre of this Pinot Noir
Empire, Nuits-Saint-George is located between Beaune and Dijon. The commune
is split north/south by the top of the Meuzin valley its western vineyards
tend to produce the village wines and the eastern, the premier cru. Below
the Meuzin stream the vines stretch into Premeaux but these wines may still
carry the Nuits-Saint-George appellation. The village has Hospices, with a
charitable foundation and 10 hectares of vines. On the Sunday before Palm
Sunday the wines produced by the Hospices de Nuits are sold at auction.
Wines from Nuits Saint Georges |