Henri et Gilles Remoriquet Nuits-St-Georges Rouge 2019

Location: France, Burgundy, Nuits-St-Georges

Winemaker: Gilles Remoriquet

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Soil: marl and limestone

Winemaking: Cool, pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation with natural yeast in concrete vats. No more than 30% new oak is used for aging.

From us at M&L: The Nuits-St-Georges AOC is situated between Vosne-Romanée to the north and Premeaux to the south. The grapes are sourced from Aux Saint-Juliens, La Charlotte, and Les Saint-Jacques, with each lieu-dit having east or southeastern exposures. There’s a fair bit of structure here, with real bones for a wine that will age well into the next decade….and beyond.

From the Importer Village Wines: Henri & Gilles Remoriquet is a 10-hectare, family owned domaine. Gilles Remoriquet, (Henri’s son), has made a number of changes both in the vineyard and in the cellar in recent years to reflect his passion for taking care of the soils, the vines and the wines he produces.

His farming techniques go beyond sustainable. His changes in the cellar include, for instance, the transition to concrete vats from stainless steel because concrete provides the slower fermentation that he desires for the wines. He also replaced what he felt to be aggressive pumps with a more gentle system, so that grape reception employs more finesse with a better, more fine tuned selection process. He prefers a few days of cold maceration of the fruit prior to the start of fermentation, during which he uses just a little remontages.