Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Perdrix

Will perfectly match with red meats, game birds as pheasant or partridge, veal rolls as well as raw milk cheeses.

Our vineyard 'Aux Perdrix' is one of the most beautiful and qualitative Premier Cru of Nuits-Saint-Georges. The plot is owned at 99%: it's almost a monopole, we are the only producer of this famous terroir! Vines were planted between 1922 and 1955. Area : 3,4515 hectares (8,52 acres) Climate & Soil: South-east facing slope in south Nuits-Saint-Georges. Soil is composed buy limestone and clay with a clay predominance.

Aging for 15 to 18 months (including 40% new barrels)

Manual harvesting of the grapes. Alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts. Vatting for 15 to 20 days in oak barrels (40% new).

Le Domaine des Perdrix was not a renowned estate until the Devillard family took its management in 1996. Robert Parker says about this acquisition that it proves the existence of undiscovered great quality terroirs among the Grands Terroirs of Côte de Nuits. The quality of the vineyards their rigorous management and vinification have established the Domaine des Perdrix as a renowned Domaine one of the best among the Grands Vins de Bourgogne.