Domaine Henri Gouges - Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets 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.
Premier Cru Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges is one of the few sites where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are allowed to be grown. It is in fact a small monopoly surrounded by the largest Premier Cru vineyard Les Porrets-Saint-George. The monopoly extends over approximately 3.5 hectares.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir