France

Côte de Nuits

Côte de Nuits is a wine region in France. The northern Côte d'Or and a benchmark for red Burgundy, centered on Pinot Noir.

Where it is

Map data: INAO (Licence Ouverte 2.0); Natural Earth

Côte de Nuits-Villages
A Côte de Nuits appellation covering villages at both ends of the region, from Fixin in the north to Corgoloin in the south.
Fixin
A Côte de Nuits village at the northern end of the slope, with Premier Cru land and no Grand Cru.
Flagey-Échezeaux
Home to Échezeaux and Grands Échezeaux in the Côte de Nuits, though its village wine is sold as Vosne-Romanée.
Gevrey-Chambertin
A Côte de Nuits village with a concentrated band of Grand Cru vineyards above the village.
Marsannay
The northernmost village of the Côte de Nuits, and the one appellation there for red, white and rosé.
Morey-Saint-Denis
A small Côte de Nuits village between Gevrey and Chambolle, with a compact band of Grand Cru land on its upper slope.
Nuits-Saint-Georges
A Côte de Nuits market town with a long stretch of Premier Cru vineyard on either side and no Grand Cru.

Domaine Armand Rousseau
A Gevrey-Chambertin domaine among the first Burgundy producers to bottle its own wine in the 1930s.
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
A Chambolle-Musigny domaine that owns about 70% of Musigny Grand Cru.
Domaine Hubert Lignier
A Morey-Saint-Denis family domaine, now run by Laurent Lignier, with vines in Clos de la Roche, a Grand Cru, Burgundy's highest vineyard rank.
Domaine Michel Gros
A Vosne-Romanée domaine whose Clos des Réas, a Premier Cru vineyard it owns outright, has belonged to the Gros family since 1860.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
A Vosne-Romanée domaine that owns all of Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, two Grand Cru vineyards with no other owners.

Reviewed by Gina Biernacki, Certified Sommelier, WSET Level 3 with Distinction.