Domaine Henri Gouges - Nights Saint Georges 2020
Domaine Henri Gouges is located in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges , in Burgundy . The estate was founded in 1919 by Henri Gouges and continues to be owned and operated by the Gouges family. He was among the first producers to reject the Burgundian trading system then considered corrupt. Instead, from the 1920s, Henri Gouges devoted himself to bottling at the property, a rare practice at the time. In the 1930s, when Burgundy appellations were first designated, he successfully campaigned against the designation of Nuits-Saint-Georges vineyards as Grands Crus when he was both mayor of the village and a designated member of the INAO. Today, the vineyards of Domaine Henri Gouges cover 14.5 hectares, including plots spread over seven Premier Cru classified sites . Almost all wines are made from Pinot Noir , but a limited amount of white wines are also produced. A Pinot Blanc is produced under the generic name Bourgogne Blanc.
Nuits-Saint-Georges Village is produced with Pinot Noir from 7 plots : Les Plateau, Les Crots, Les Belles Croix, Les Fleurières, Les Brûlées and Les Chaliots. The majority of these plots are located south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, on the hillside with deep soils, on a mixture of clay, alluvium and limestone pebbles. Only Les Crots is located at the top of the hill on fine limestone brown soil. This wine requires a few years before tasting, to take full advantage of its potential.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir