Mar 6, 2023
This week’s show covers the Côte de Nuits: the northern part of Côte d’Or, the famed ‘golden slope’ of Burgundy.
The Côte de Nuits lies between the city of Dijon in the north and hamlet of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the south (from which the Côte takes its name). In this small area, you will find most famed, expensive, and best Pinot Noir on earth. Most producers make less than 1,000 cases of wine a year and the prices boggle the mind.
Like the Côte de Beaune, this is a big topic with so much nuance. Because you can never be reminded enough times, we review the history, geography, and climate of the Côte d’Or, with an emphasis on the Côte de Nuits. After this, we start our way down the Côte de Nuits (and don’t make it too far!) we cover:
- Haute Côte de Nuits
- Côte de Nuits-Village
- Marsannay
- Fixin
- Gevrey-Chambertin and its Grand Crus
We reference these podcasts in the show:
- Ep 445: Côte de Beaune, Part 1
- Ep 446: Côte de Beaune, Part 2
- Ep 227: Derek Van Dam, CNN Weatherman on Weather and Wine
- Ep 424: David Morrison, PhD, of the Wine Gourd (wine and health
Here's a map of the Côte de Nuits to reference during the show
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Sources:
- The Vins de Bourgogne site
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Wine, Jancis Robinson, et al
- The Wines of Burgundy, Clive Coates, MW