NUITS SAINT GEORGES
2023 1er Cru Les Vaucrains Domaine Chicotot
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Nuits |
| Village | Nuits Saint Georges |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Les Vaucrains |
There is a lovely earthy complexity to the ripe blackberry and fig aromas in this dark, inky wine, accented with oak-spice and mineral notes. The texture is dense but supple. The wine does not lack acidity or grip, but the tannins are cloaked with ripe fruit that make this wine approachable; the finish is very long. The grapes are from 0.24ha, not far from Les Saint-Georges, which explains the depth of flavour. Let this age for at least five years and enjoy over the next two decades. Drinking range: 2028 - 2050 Rating: 95 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.com (Oct 2024)
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Tasting this after the Rue de Chaux, the Vaucrains is a very different beast. Big, spicy, smoky nose. The oak will need time to integrate. Sweet dark fruit and sweet spice. Very good level of ripeness. A garrigue-esque undertone too, which adds another layer of complexity. It's powerful and intense but there is good acidity, which is much needed. A big wine that needs time but has huge potential.L&S (Oct 2024)
Rather closer to crimson in colour, with a sombre dark fruit enlivened by the stems. Clearly more muscular, stern stuff here with excellent concentration, still in the darker strawberry style. The tannins are refined. You really get the feel of the underlying slabs of limestone. A huge amount still to come. Drinking range: 2031 - 2038 Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Nov 2024)
Domaine Chicotot
A 7 hectare domaine in Nuits Saint Georges currently run by Pascale and Clément Chicotot, who describe themselves as 'vignerons...simplement'. They say that only natural methods have been used for several generations and the domaine is certified organic.
The various vineyards consist of nearly two and a half hectares of Bourgogne Côte d’Or Pinot Noir, and two plots in the Côte de Beaune:Ladoix - 50 ares
Aloxe Corton - 1er Cru La Coutière (a micro parcel of under 5 ares)
and in the Côte de Nuits
Nuits Saint Georges - Village - Plantes au Baron 15 ares
Nuits Saint Georges - Village - Aux Saint Juliens 22 ares
Nuits Saint-Georges - Village - Vieilles Vignes (cuvée also bottled as 'Papillon de Nuys') 1ha 16 ares
Nuits Saint Georges – Village - Charmottes 29 ares
Nuits Saint Georges – Village - Aux Allots 66 ares in 5 plots
Nuits Saint Georges – 1er Cru Vaucrains - 24 ares
Nuits Saint Georges – 1er Cru Pruliers - 9 ares
Nuits Saint Georges – 1er Cru Saint Georges - 22 ares
Nuits Saint Georges – 1er Cru Aux Torey - 32 ares
Nuits Saint Georges – 1er cru Les Rues de chaux - 29 ares
Vinification is traditional, the fermentation beginning after 5 to 6 days of cold maceration and lasting around 15 days, with remontage or pigeage as necessary and aged in barrel with a maximum of 25% new wood. SO2 levels are very low. The wines are well-coloured and well-defined and expressive - lots of personality here, with the village wines (which are all on the Vosne side of Nuits) near 1er Cru quality.
The picture shows Clément and Pascale with the graphic design they've used as the label for the old-vine cuvée 'Papillon de Nuys'.
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