2012 Georges Noëllat Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Boudots'

Georges Noëllat was the nephew of Charles Noëllat, once the proprietor of one of Vosne’s greatest domaines— and even formed the vast majority of Domaine Leroy. As of 1990, Domaine Georges Noëllat sold its production to Jadot and Drouhin for 20 years. Enter 20-year-old Maxime Cheurlin in 2010, who consequently took over the management of the estate from his grandmother. Cheurlin grew up in Champagne, but it seems Burgundy wine is truly in his blood as he is a nephew of the Jayer family and a cousin of Emmanuel Rouget’s sons. Thus, he complemented his winemaking studies at the Lycée du Viticole in Beaune with stages at Domaine Emmanuel Rouget and Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur in 2009. The estate usually applies 100%de-stemmed (30% maximum whole-cluster in rare years) and 30-100% new oak.