Domaine Georges Chicotot

Pascale and Clement, wife and son respectively of the eponymous Georges, run this discreet domaine whose buildings can be found on the right as you enter Nuits-St-Georges from the south. Almost all their vineyards are in Nuits-St-Georges, with the individual lieux-dits of village wines being made separately.

Clément has put the domaine through organic certification, is exploring biodynamics and is keen on encouraging biodiversity: trees in the vineyard and an insect hotel in the Rue de Chaux. Caterpillar tractors, chenillards, are replacing full size tractors too. On the winemaking side, the decision to include whole bunches or not depends on the vineyard (none for the 2019 Aux Allots, 100% for Plantes Au Baron). No new wood is employed at village level, maximum one new in four for the crus, with barrels as they age being reserved for the same vineyard each year. The wines come out of barrel in November for bottling without filtration in February.

Judging by the 2019 vintage, Clément and Pascale Chicotot are making some high-class Nuits-St-Georges with considerable elegance.