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Côte de Nuits

Côte de Nuits is the northern part of the Côte d’Or and it includes the most famous vineyards and wine communes in the world. There are more Grand Cru appellations in the Côte de Nuits than anywhere else in Burgundy. Of the fourteen communes, or villages in the Côte de Nuits, six produce Grand Cru wines. They are Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey-Échezeaux and Vosne-Romanee. Some of the vineyards within the Côte de Nuits are tiny, which adds to their prestige. The fabled Grand Cru vineyard La Romanee is barely two square acres. Altogether there are twenty-four Grand Cru vineyards. The region takes its name from the village of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Côtes de Nuits produces mostly reds from Pinot Noir, and the wines have been in demand for centuries. During the 18th century King Louis XIV’s physician recommended that for his health the king only drink wines from Nuits-Saint-Georges. Like most of Burgundy, the soils of the Côte de Nuit can vary greatly from one vineyard to another, though most are a base soil of limestone mixed with clay, gravel and sand.

2006 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg

WS  95   
BH  95   
ST  94+    
WA  93   

2018 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-St. Vivant

BH  95   

2020 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-St. Vivant

WA  96+    
BH  96   

1990 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux-Monts

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  95   
BH  92   

2015 J.F. Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges Clos de la Marechale

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

BH  92   

2019 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Grands-Echezeaux

WA  96   
VN  96   
JR  18+    

1971 Faiveley Musigny

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 5.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

2002 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Cuvee Duvault-Blochet

BH  91   

1972 Domaine Dujac Clos St. Denis

Light capsule condition issue; heavy label condition issue

2000 Domaine Bizot Echezeaux

Light label condition issue

2004 Armand Rousseau Chambertin

BH  93   
ST  92+    
JR  17   

1993 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork; 4 cm ullage

BH  97   
RP  90   
WS  90   

1982 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

RP  90   
MB  ***   

1984 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

WS  91   

1971 Domaine Clair-Dau Chambertin Clos de Beze

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

VN  95   
WA  91   

1982 Domaine Dujac Clos St. Denis

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

1982 Domaine Dujac Clos St. Denis

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1990 Comte de Vogue Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

1982 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche

Capsule condition issue; depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue

1982 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

1990 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WA  95   
BH  94   
WS  92   

2019 J.F. Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges Clos de la Marechale

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  92+    
BH  92   
JR  16.5+    

1993 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes

Lightly depressed cork; 3 cm ullage; light label condition issue

BH  97   
RP  90   
WS  90   

1993 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes

3 cm ullage; light label condition issue

BH  97   
RP  90   
WS  90   

1991 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

CC  20   
WS  96   
BH  94   
RP  93