Côte de Nuits
The northern half of the Côte d'Or, from Dijon to Corgoloin: the land of Pinot Noir and 24 Grands Crus
- Location
- Northern half of the Côte d'Or, from Dijon to Corgoloin
- Extent
- Some 20 km from north to south; in places the band of vines is 200–300 m wide
- Color
- Overwhelmingly red, from Pinot Noir; a few whites, almost always from Chardonnay
- Grands Crus
- 24 of Burgundy's 33, all red except a small part of Musigny
- Share of the Burgundy vineyard
- About 6% of the area in production (Village, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru; 2021–2025 average)
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Since 2015, together with the Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Nuits is the northern half of the Côte d'Or and takes its name from the small town of Nuits-Saint-Georges. From Dijon to Corgoloin, for some twenty kilometers, the vines occupy the east-facing slope that descends from the limestone plateaus of the Hautes Côtes toward the Bresse plain; in places the cultivated band is just 200–300 meters wide. Pinot Noir dominates here, while whites, almost always from Chardonnay, are few.
This narrow hillside holds most of Burgundy's Grands Crus, 24 of 33: all are red except Musigny, which on less than a hectare also produces a white wine. They follow one another through the communes of Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey-Echézeaux, and Vosne-Romanée; farther north lie Marsannay and Fixin, farther south Nuits-Saint-Georges and, at the southern end, the three communes of the Côte de Nuits-Villages appellation: Prémeaux-Prissey, Comblanchien, and Corgoloin. Yet, counting Village, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru, the Côte de Nuits accounts for only about 6% of Burgundy's area in production.
The great landowners of the past include the Dukes of Burgundy, the bishoprics of Autun and Langres, and the abbeys of Cluny and Cîteaux. The Clos de Vougeot is the work of the Cistercians of Cîteaux: they established it around 1110 and remained its owners until the Revolution. Since July 4, 2015, the climats of the Côte de Nuits have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, together with those of the Côte de Beaune and the towns of Dijon and Beaune. The available Côte de Nuits wines are listed below.
The villages of the Côte de Nuits
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First Côte de Nuits commune south of Dijon: the Marsannay appellation and the climat Bourgogne Le Chapitre
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A commune on the outskirts of Dijon that gives its name to the northernmost Village appellation of the Côte de Nuits, the only one in three colors
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Côte de Nuits commune between Marsannay-la-Côte and Fixin: Marsannay appellation vines in all three colors
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A Côte de Nuits village between Dijon and Gevrey-Chambertin: Pinot Noir reds and six Premiers Crus
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Between Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits: Gevrey-Chambertin vines to the south, Fixin to the north
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A Côte de Nuits village south of Dijon: nine Grands Crus and 26 Premiers Crus, all red
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A Côte de Nuits village between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny, with five Grands Crus
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A Côte de Nuits village between Morey-Saint-Denis and Vougeot, home to the Grands Crus Musigny and Bonnes-Mares
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The small village of the Clos de Vougeot, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits
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A Côte de Nuits village between Flagey-Echézeaux and Nuits-Saint-Georges, with six Grands Crus
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A Côte de Nuits commune between Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée, home to the Grands Crus Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux
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Town and appellation of the Côte de Nuits, south of Vosne-Romanée: 41 Premiers Crus, no Grand Cru
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A Côte de Nuits commune south of Nuits-Saint-Georges: twelve Nuits Premiers Crus and Côte de Nuits-Villages
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A Côte de Nuits commune between Prémeaux-Prissey and Corgoloin: Côte de Nuits-Villages and stone quarries
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Last commune of the Côte de Nuits, bordering the Côte de Beaune: vines of the Côte de Nuits-Villages
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Credits and sources. Photo: Jean de l'Auxois · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Map: IGN (RGE ALTI®, BD TOPO®), INAO · Licence Ouverte 2.0.
