Winemaker Notes
This firm, full-bodied Premier Cru is vigorous on the palate, with deep aromas and considerable structure that will mellow with age. This will develop favorably in the bottle for 12 to 15 years.
Serve with meat in red wine sauce, marinated game and medium-intensity cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Open and expressive after the introverted Vaucrians, the 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots (Domaine Gagey) soars from the glass with scents of smoky berry fruit, peonies, blood orange, spices, dark chocolate and rich soil tones. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ripe and enveloping, with velvety tannins and a gourmand, charming profile.
Barrel Sample: 91-93 -
Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Louis Jadot Domaine Gagey Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots Premier Cru shows complexities that bode well for its cellaring potential. TASTING NOTES: This wine springs into action with bright red fruit, savory spices, and sandalwood in its aromas and flavors. Pair it with a juicy, grilled ribeye accented with finely minced shallots. (Tasted: February 3, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Inhabiting the bottom end of the northern half of the Côte d’Or, Nuits-St-Georges is a busy, market-driven town and home to many of Burgundy’s negociants. It is also the largest town in the Côte d’Or after Beaune and contributes "nuits" to the name of Côte de Nuits (i.e., the northern half of the Côte d’Or).
The appellation itself is divided into two parts, where in the north it directly borders Vosne-Romanée, the southerly end is the commune of Prémeaux. There are no Grands Crus in this village, though it does have a large number of Premiers Crus.
The best Nuits-St-Georges Pinot Noir are layered with cherry, plum, underbrush and sandalwood. The fruit is sweet, the wine energetic, and the finish long and lush.