Winemaker Notes
Noble and refined, a long way from the caricature of rustic Nuits-St-Georges, this wine expresses all the finesse and complexity of a great terroir of the Côte de Nuits. It is easy to approach when young, with a sort of natural elegance to charm you and a beautiful, lace-like finale.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Hailing from another parcel that Méo farms, the 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrières (Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs) exhibits notes of cassis, dark berries and loamy soil, framed by a deft touch of new oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, tensile and precise, with chalky tannins and a mineral finish.
Barrel Sample: 90-92
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.