Domaine Gerard Julien - Nuits-St.-Georges Les Bousselots 2021

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Nuits-Saint-Georges wine is produced in the communes of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Nuits-Saint-Georges may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The name of the appellation is sometimes written simply as Nuits, without the Saint-Georges part. The word "Nuits" has nothing to do with "nighttime" but comes from the Latin for walnuts, Nutium. The production of red wine dominates greatly, with around 97 per cent, and only around three per cent white wine. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Nuits-Saint-Georges.

In 2008 there were 306.33 hectares (757.0 acres) of vineyard surface in production for Nuits-Saint-Georges wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 12,031 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 11,703 hectoliter red wine and 328 hectoliter white wine. Some 7.03 hectares (17.4 acres) of this area was used for the white wines in 2007. The total amount produced corresponds to just over 1.6 million bottles, of which just over 1.55 million bottles of red wine and a little over 40,000 bottles of white wine.

The AOC regulations allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines, but this not very often practiced. For white wines, both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc are allowed, but most wines are likely to be 100% Chardonnay. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level red wine, 11.0 per cent for village-level white wine and Premier Cru red wine, and 11.5 per cent for Premier Cru white wine.

The Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy has been named after Nuits-Saint-Georges, which is the subregion's largest town, and which used to play an important role in the trading of these wines.

Domaine Gerard Julien Description

The domaine’s beginnings date back to the late 19th century when François Xavier Julien first purchased some vineyard land in Comblanchien and Nuits Saint Georges.

Today, Etienne has taken over at the domaine and in a very short time it’s clear he is a real talent who is continuing to improve. In the coming years he no doubt will be one of the fresh faces in Burgundy that everyone will be talking about.

Domaine Gerard Julien produces small quantities of Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Cote-de-Nuits Village, Aloxe-Corton “Les Valozieres”, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Nuits-Saint-Georges “Aux Saints Julien”, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru “Les Bousselots” and Échezeaux Grand Cru.

Burghound: 91-93 Points

Inside Burgundy: 90-93 Points

"Entirely destemmed with 80% new wood. Etienne finds this cuvée always in balance and with lots of tiny berries, concentrated and fresh, no need for any whole bunches. An exceptionally dense purple black. The bouquet indicates significant weight, ripe enough but neither hot nor heavy. Hard to pick up any refinement on the nose. The palate certainly does deliver an impressive weight of fruit, but also a slight coarseness in the tannins, maybe from the barrels. We are going to need to wait a long time for this. The acidity is a key point here. Drink from 2028-2032." 11/22 90-93 Points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy