Nuits-Saint-Georges
Belle Croix 2022
Nuits-Saint-Georges is one of those magical names that visitors recite like a rosary. Known the whole world over, Nuits-Saint-Georges has the original profile of a genuine wine village, but on the scale of a small town.
Origin
Halfway between Dijon and Beaune, and looking east, the vineyard of Nuits-Saint-Georges extends over 6 km for 160 ha in the village appellation. The difference of soils, orientations, and situations causes a great diversity of soils. All cut in two by the valley of Meuzin and the village.
The "Belle Croix" plot is located below the "Les Pruliers" Premier Cru, to the south of the village and offers a calcareous brown soil resting on a thick layer of silt.
The name of this climate refers to the cross overlooking the parcel, a memory of a 16th century chapel, dismantled during the French Revolution.
This parcel is part since the 2016 vintage of our vines in direct supply.
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: limestone brown resting on a thick layer of silt.
Orientation: East
Surface area under vine: 0.2099 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 22 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 50 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: 10 September 2022.
The grapes were handpicked. They were sorted a first time in the vineyard and again on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were 70% destemmed but not crushed and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration of 17 days of which 3 days cold (12 ° C): Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). 2 punchings of the cap.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 10 months with no racking using a proportion of 50% new French oak barrels.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at low temperatures for a long time to impart a very delicate touch of oak to the wine.
Bottling
Bottling: The wine was not fined but was very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity in September 2023.
Number of bottles: 597.
Vintage
Abundance and excellence!
Despite the drought, we saw consistent volumes combined with quality. Almost no sorting was required as the grapes were superb. The winemaking process went smoothly. Perfect conditions offering the potential for some very fine wines.
Ageing potential: from 7 to 10 years.
Tasting notes
With its beautiful ruby color, this wine reveals aromas of black fruits, cherry pits and slightly woody notes. The palate is very supple on the attack, greedy with fine tannins.
