2022 Domaine Jean Tardy Nuits-Saint-Georges Au Bas de Combe Vieilles Vignes

2022 Domaine Guillaume Tardy Nuits-Saint-Georges Au Bas de Combe Vieilles Vignes is a characterful Pinot Noir from old vines in one of the most beloved lieux-dits of Nuits-Saint-Georges. The combination of vines dating back in part to 1937, classic vinification, and Guillaume Tardy's refined style yields a wine that beautifully combines power, finesse, and purity. It is a Nuits-Saint-Georges with plenty of energy, beautiful drinkability, and sufficient structure to continue developing for years to come.

Domaine Guillaume Tardy

Domaine Guillaume Tardy is a small-scale family estate of approximately 5.5 hectares in the Côte de Nuits. Since Guillaume Tardy took over the estate, he has further refined the wine style with a strong focus on terroir expression, precision, and elegance. The vineyards are managed increasingly sustainably and have now converted to organic viticulture. In the cellar, Guillaume remains true to a classic Burgundian approach, where fully destemmed grapes, cold maceration, and careful aging in French oak barrels ensure wines of great purity and aging potential.

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Au Bas de Combe Vieilles Vignes

Au Bas de Combe is situated on the northern side of Nuits-Saint-Georges, where calcareous soils and a relatively cool location produce elegant Pinot Noir with great tension and minerality. The Vieilles Vignes cuvée comes from old vines, a significant portion of which were planted as early as 1937. These old vines yield low returns and ensure extra concentration, complexity, and depth.

The 2022 volume

After a warm and sunny growing season, 2022 produced healthy, perfectly ripe grapes with an excellent balance between ripe fruit and fresh acidity. A few rain showers in August ensured the vines received sufficient water and the grapes retained their freshness. Guillaume Tardy harvested in early September and was able to work with exceptionally clean fruit, requiring only minimal selection.

Vinification

The grapes are fully destemmed and first undergo cold maceration to gently extract color and aromas. This is followed by classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine then ages in French oak barrels from Tonnellerie Mérieux and Montgillard, among others, where the wood serves solely to support the wine and never dominates.

Scent, taste and character

The wine opens with refined aromas of ripe cherries, plums, and small red forest fruits, complemented by violets, wild herbs, sweet earth, and a subtle touch of broken limestone. A hint of white pepper adds extra tension to the aromatic profile.

On the palate, the 2022 is supple and refined, with ripe tannins that give the wine a silky texture. The fruit is bright and pure, while the fresh acidity provides liveliness and balance. The old vines lend extra depth without the wine losing its elegant character.

The finish is long, mineral, and harmonious, with notes of red fruit, fine spices, and a subtle earthy undertone. The wine already possesses great charm but simultaneously has sufficient structure to develop further over the next ten to fifteen years.

Drinking window and food and wine pairings

The 2022 Domaine Guillaume Tardy Nuits-Saint-Georges Au Bas de Combe Vieilles Vignes is already particularly attractive when young thanks to its refined style, but will develop further between 2025 and 2038.

Preferably serve the wine at 15 to 16°C.

Excellent with duck breast, veal, guinea fowl, mushrooms, roasted poultry, lamb, and soft, aged cheeses.