The appellation for red and white wines named after the municipality is located south of Dijon in the Côte de Nuits part of the Côte d'Or in Burgundy. The northern part extends as far as the Vosne-Romanée vineyard, while the southern part lies partly in the commune of Nuits-Saint-Georges and partly in Premeaux-Prissey. It is documented that King Louis XIV (1638-1715) was recommended to drink a mature red wine from Nuits-Saint-Georges by his personal physician Guy-Crescent Fagon. Similar to the Hospices de Beaune, the annual "Hospices de Nuits" charity auction is also held here in March. The administrative centre of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin is also located here.

Vineyards

The east to south-east facing vineyards cover 310 hectares of vines on pebbly alluvium in the north or muddy deposits from the Meuzin river in the deeper sections, as well as deep limestone soils in the south. Around 150 are classified as Premier Cru. There are no Grands Crus.

Premiers Crus

There are 39 Premier Cru sites. These are Aux Argillas, Aux Bourdots, Aux Boussellots, Aux Chaignots, Aux Champs Perdrix, Aux Cras, Aux Murgers, Aux Thorey, Aux Vignerondes, Chaînes Carteaux, Château Gris, Clos des Grandes Vignes, Clos des Porrets Saint-Georges, En la Perrière Noblot, La Richemonde, Les Cailles, Les Chaboeufs, Les Crots, Les Damodes, Les Hauts Pruliers, Les Perrières, Les Porrets Saint-Georges, Les Poulettes, Les Procès, Les Pruliers, Les Saint-Georges, Les Vallerots, Les Vaucrains, Roncière and Rue de Chaux (Nuits-Saint-Georges), as well as Aux Perdrix, Clos Arlot, Clos de la Maréchale, Clos des Argillières, Clos des Corvées Pagets, Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges, Clos les Didiers, Clos Saint-Marc, Les Argillières and Les Terres Blanches (Premeaux-Prissey).

Wines

The vast majority of red wines are often produced from single-varietal Pinot Noir with a maximum of 15% Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. The white wines cover 10 hectares, of which 7 hectares are Premier Cru. They are often produced from a single variety of Chardonnay and a maximum of 15% Pinot Blanc.

Producers

Well-known producers include Domaine de l'Arlot, Albert Bichot (Domaine du Clos Frantin), Boisset, Bouchard Père et Fils, Jean Chauvenet, Dubois, Jadot, Alain Michelot, Nicolas Morin, Gérard Mugneret, Remorquiet and Jean Tardy. Several winegrowers from Nuits-Saint-Georges own plots in the Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru vineyard.

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