Domaine de l'Arlot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Mont des Oiseaux 2023

Domaine de l’Arlot Mont des Oiseaux is a tiny-production Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru named for the birdsong that carries down from the forest above the Clos de l’Arlot.

The name comes from the narrow track at the top of the Clos de l’Arlot, where the vineyard meets the woods that mark the upper limit of planting at Prémeaux. The cuvée is drawn from two plots within the monopole: one at the very top of the Clos, on steep ground of white and pink limestone where soil is thin and the rock close, and one of younger vines at the base of the slope. The blend of the two gives a wine with the perfume of the high, stony ground and enough flesh from below to make it welcoming early. It was made from entirely destemmed fruit, fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and aged for fifteen months in French oak, 40 per cent of it new. Production is small even by the standards of a domaine that works in fractions of a hectare.

Charming young and safe to cellar for a decade. Serve at 16-18°C with roast pork, duck breast or a plate of charcuterie.

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