Nuits-Saint-Georges 2016
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France / Burgundy
Nuits-Saint-Georges is the southernmost commune of the Côte de Nuits, with primarily limestone and marl soils. The grapes are handpicked and sorted, then undergo fermentation. After a long maceration, a proportion of the wine is set to age in French oak barrels. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Harvest Note
2016 began with frost, resulting in smaller crops, but the smaller crop allowed for ripening well into September due to cool, dry, and sunny weather. While yields were low, excellent white wines were produced. The 2016 vintage is unfolding to be an amazing one.
Tasting Note
A powerful, tannic and full-bodied wine of intense color, Nuits-Saint-Georges offers robust fruit flavors and nuances of oak in the bouquet.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Pinot Noir
APPELLATION: Nuits-Saint-Georges
PH: 3.49
ACIDITY: 3.61 g/l
ABV: 13.24%
AGING: 10 months in French oak (30% new) and stainless steel, 6 months in bottle
Unique Selling Points
- A powerful, tannic and full-bodied wine
- Sturdiest and longest-lived wines of the Côte de Nuits
“My aim is to craft enchanting wines that taste of the great diversity of Burgundy.”
Frederic Barnier, Winemaker
About the Grape
Pinot Noir
In France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.
