Domaine Alain-Maurice GavignetNuits-St-Georges
Vigneron Alexandre Gavignet is a fourth generation wine maker. His ancestor Honoré Gavignet was born in 1879 and worked at the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti until 1920 before settling in Nuits-St-Georges.
Background
The domaine now consists of 3ha of vines, the youngest of which are 40 years old. They farm according to Lutte-Raisonnée, and no chemical treatments have been used for 7 years as they move towards fully organic viticulture. Their small size means they focus on quality, all picking is by hand into small cases, and there are strict selections in the vineyard and at the vibrating sorting table ensuring only the healthiest fruit is used. The grapes are then destemmed and given a three week cold soak to initiate a gentle extraction, before fermentation. After fermentation a vertical press is used, and gravity moves the wines to barrel. This could be Foudres, for the Hautes-Cotes, old oak for the Bourgogne, and between 30% for the village wines and 100% new oak for the Grand Cru. Elevage lasts around 18 months.
These wines are relatively traditional, with a clear sense of Nuits-St-George structure and a sense of the ground in their deep fruit
Current Vintages
| Red Wines | Vintage |
|---|---|
| Bourgogne Rouge | 2020 |
| Hautes-Côtes de Nuits les Dames Huguette [Read More] This vineyard sits above Nuits on the slope below the radio antenna. Known as one of the best HCdN vineyards in Nuits, it sits at about 350ms and has poor, shallow soil over limestone. It gives cool, chiselled wines. | 2020 |
| Nuit-St-George [Read More] Two parcels, 39 ares combined: Les Plateaux has 30-year-old vines, and Les St Juliens, 60-year-old. | 2020 |
| Nuit-St-George [Read More] Two parcels, 39 ares combined: Les Plateaux has 30-year-old vines, and Les St Juliens, 60-year-old. | 2019 |
| Nuits-St-George 1er Cru Les Chabœufs [Read More] South of the village. Sitting above Les Cailles and Les St Georges on a dark red soil with plenty of stones. It’s a cool, often windy site which gives quite chiselled, structured wines, but not as tannic as the vineyards below it. | 2020 |
| Nuits-St-George 1er Cru Les Chabœufs [Read More] South of the village. Sitting above Les Cailles and Les St Georges on a dark red soil with plenty of stones. It’s a cool, often windy site which gives quite chiselled, structured wines, but not as tannic as the vineyards below it. | 2019 |
| Echézeaux [Read More] 70-year-old vines growing in Les Treux, well situated near Grands-Echézeaux. | 2020 |
| Echézeaux [Read More] 70-year-old vines growing in Les Treux, well situated near Grands-Echézeaux. | 2019 |
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