2018 Jean-Jacques Confuron Nuits-St.-Georges Aux Boudots

Jean-Jacques Confuron is a 20-acre domain in Premeaux-Prissey, in Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits-St.-Georges. It is owned and operated by Alain and Sophie Meunier. The estate formerly belonged to Sophie’s father. The domain owns parcels in the Grand Cru vineyards of Romanee-St.-Vivant and Clos de Vougeot, as well as Premier Cru parcels in Vosne-Romanee, Chambolle-Musigny and Nuits-St.-Georges. Author Clive Coates has written that at Jean-Jacques Confuron “the quality of the wine is classy, poised and very fine. Alain Meunier’s wines deserve greater recognition.”

Aux Boudots is a 15.8-acre Premier Cru vineyard in the appellation of Nuits-Saints-Georges, in Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits. Located at the northern end of Nuits-Saints-Georges, the vineyard is just across the appellation division from Vosne-Romanee’s Premier Cru Les Malconsorts. Because there are no Grand Cru vineyards in Nuits-Saints-Georges, the appellation’s considerable reputation rests on its excellent Premier Crus. Aux Boudot is 250-290 meters above sea level, a near ideal elevation, and the soil is limestone, gravel and clay. Burgundy writer Clive Coates has noted that Aux Boudot “is altogether more Vosne in character than Nuits.”

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.