Why visit
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a village appellation in Burgundy. It makes almost all red wine from pinot noir, plus some white from chardonnay.
The town gives its name to the Côte de Nuits. The Premier Cru Les Saint-Georges gave its name to the town, and the appellation has 41 Premier Cru climats. The town also founded the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in 1934.
Red vines cover 289.36 hectares, 130.44 of them Premier Cru. White vines cover 15.82 hectares, 12.06 of them Premier Cru.
Visiting the estates
Moillard and Maison Jean-Claude Boisset are in Nuits-Saint-Georges. La Grande Cave de Vougeot is in Vougeot, Domaine de Montmain is in Villars-Fontaine, in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, and Clos Saint Louis is in Fixin, 8 km from Dijon.
Estates around Nuits-Saint-Georges| Estate | Visits | Tasting from |
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| Moillard (Caveau des Mosaïques) | By appointment: 30-minute 3-wine tasting or 60-minute 5-wine tasting | €15 ($16) |
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| Maison Jean-Claude Boisset (Jardin des Ursulines) | Visit of the former convent cloister and gardens, a film and a presentation of the house | €15 ($16) per person for the visit |
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| La Grande Cave de Vougeot (Vougeot) | Cellar visits and commented tastings, booking compulsory for tastings | — |
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| Domaine de Montmain (Villars-Fontaine) | Guided cellar visit and commented tasting | — |
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| Clos Saint Louis (Fixin) | Tour from vines to cellar, then tasting | — |
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Moillard's 5-wine tasting costs €25 ($27). Its cellar is at 2 rue de Dijon, and groups are limited to 8 people.
Boisset's visit includes a film on the history of Burgundy wine and Nuits-Saint-Georges. La Grande Cave de Vougeot stands at the foot of the Château du Clos de Vougeot.
Domaine Philippe Gavignet, a family-run estate making village and Premier Cru wines, and Domaine Dufouleur are among the Nuits-Saint-Georges estates that open their cellars.
The Maison des Vignerons in Nuits-Saint-Georges brings together the estates of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey.
The tourist office is shared with Gevrey-Chambertin and runs information offices in both towns. It sells the Pass'en Côte de Nuits, which covers sites and tastings, for €29–59 ($31–64) online.
When to go
La Grande Cave de Vougeot offers cellar visits and tastings all year.
The Maison des Vignerons runs three summer tasting evenings between 13 July and 7 August 2026.
Check with the tourist office for current hours at the other estates.
Before you go
- Moillard's visit and tasting is by appointment only, with a maximum of 8 people, so book ahead.
- La Grande Cave de Vougeot requires booking for its tastings.
- There is no direct train from Paris. Take a TGV to Dijon and change to a local TER. The whole journey takes roughly 2h20 to 2h30.
- Spit as you taste, and choose a designated driver if you are driving.
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a TER stop between Dijon and Beaune. The train from Dijon calls at Gevrey-Chambertin and Vougeot - Gilly-lès-Cîteaux and takes about 18 minutes.
