Domain Sylvain Cathiard Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Murgers 2019 Bottle (75cl)
The 2019 Domaine Cathiard Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Murgers is a red Burgundy wine produced in the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation. Classified as a Village wine, it is made from 100% Pinot Noir sourced from the Aux Murgers parcel. This cuvée comes from a 0.47-hectare plot planted in 1945 and 1960. The estate practices organic-oriented sustainable viticulture; vinification involves total destemming, followed by 15 to 18 months of aging in barrels, of which 60% are new oak.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Nuits Saint-Georges
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Cathiard
- Parcelle / Cru
- Aux Murgers
- Millésime
- 2019
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Cathiard
Domaine Sylvain Cathiard et Fils is a family-run estate based in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. Run by Sébastien Cathiard, it cultivates around 12.5 hectares of vines, spread across the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and several appellations in the Côte de Nuits, including Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin. The estate is notably present in the Premier Crus of Vosne-Romanée and owns a small plot in the Grand Cru Romanée-Saint-Vivant.
- Owner
- Famille Cathiard
- Maître de chais
- Sébastien Cathiard
- Surface (ha)
- 12.50 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to the 1930s, when Alfred Cathiard, Sylvain Cathiard’s grandfather and a native of Savoie, settled in Burgundy. He worked first for the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and then for the Domaine Lamarche, before acquiring his own plots of land. His son, André Cathiard, subsequently expanded the estate and began bottling part of the production under the family name. Sylvain Cathiard joined his father, then set up his own business before taking over the family vineyards when André retired in 1995. Sébastien Cathiard joined the estate in 2006. He gradually took charge of winemaking and now runs the estate; he has also been chairman of Domaine Sylvain Cathiard et Fils since 2019. Under his leadership, the estate has expanded its cultivated area, notably with vineyards in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and additional plots in the Côte de Nuits. The historic vineyard comprises plots in Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Chambolle-Musigny, including, notably, Vosne-Romanée Premiers Crus and a small plot of Romanée-Saint-Vivant. Wine-making takes place at the estate in Vosne-Romanée under the supervision of Sébastien Cathiard and his team.
Aux Murgers
Aux Murgers is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation, located in the northern part of the communal vineyard towards Vosne-Romanée. It occupies an east-facing slope, between approximately 250 and 270 meters of altitude, with a relatively gentle slope. The brown, calcareous, and locally gravelly soil is described as quite deep and mixed with stones. It rests on Calcaire rose de Prémeaux.
- Vineyard commune
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The term "murger" refers to a pile or heap of stones, often placed at the edge of vineyards after clearing stones from the plots. The numerous murgers surrounding the climat are said to have given the place its name.
- Exposure
- East
- Altitude
- 250–270 m
- Slope
- gentle slope, less pronounced than at Aux Cras and Aux Boudots
- Soil
- Brown calcareous soil, relatively deep, stony, and slightly gravelly.
- Subsoil and geology
- Calcaire rose de Prémeaux, Bathonian limestone formation.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.470000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
- Indicative vine age
- Vines planted in 1945 and 1960.
Histoire de la parcelle
Aux Murgers belongs to the regulatory list of climats that can complement the name of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation with the "Premier Cru" designation. Its name preserves the memory of the stone piles formed during the clearing of stones and ancient maintenance of the vines; no specific historical chronology for the climat was found in the consulted sources.
