Domaine Henri Gouges - Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers 2021
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, starting in the 1920s, Henri Gouges devoted himself to bottling at the property, a rare practice at the time. In the 1930s, when Burgundian appellations were first designated, he successfully led a campaign against the designation of the vineyards of Nuits-Saint-Georges as Grands Crus while he was both mayor of the village and designated member of the INAO. Today, the vineyards of Domaine Henri Gouges cover 14.5 hectares including plots spread over seven sites classified Premier Cru . Almost all wines are made from Pinot Noir , but a limited amount of white wines are also produced.
Les Pruliers comes from two plots located on the southern slope of Nuits-Saint-Georges, assembled during vinification for a total area of 1.8 hectares. This Premier Cru extends in the middle of the hillside between 240 and 260 meters above sea level, where we find a great complexity of rocks, from flat rock to scree coming from the top of the hillside. With vines with an average age of 50 years, the Premier Cru Les Pruliers is an intense and full-bodied wine which has good aging potential.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir