Domaine Henri Gouges - Nuits Saint Georges Village 2022
Domaine Henri Gouges is located in the commune 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 then-corrupt Burgundian négociant system. Instead, from the 1920s onwards, Henri Gouges devoted himself to bottling on the estate, a rare practice at the time. In the 1930s, when Burgundy's appellations were first designated, he successfully campaigned against the designation of the Nuits-Saint-Georges vineyards as Grands Crus while he was both mayor of the village and a designated member of the INAO. Today, Domaine Henri Gouges' vineyard holdings cover 14.5 hectares, with parcels spread across seven Premier Cru sites . Almost all wines are made from Pinot Noir , but a limited amount of white wines are also produced.
Nuits-Saint-Georges Village is made 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 a 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 a fine brown limestone soil. This wine requires a few years before tasting, to fully enjoy its potential.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir