Domaine Georges Noellat winery
Georges No llat was the nephew of Charles No llat, who was once the proprietor of one of Vosne s greatest domain, a domain which made important contributions to Domaines Jean-Jacques Confuron and Hudelot No llat and even formed the vast majority of Domaine Leroy. As of 1990, Domaine Georges No llat 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. He complemented his winemaking studies at the Lyc e du Viticole in Beaune with stages at Domaine Emmanuel Rouget and Domaine Gros Fr re et Soeur in 2009. Location: Vosne-Roman e, C te de Nuits, Burgundy; Size: About 20 ha (49.40 ac) total in production as of 2020. 10 ha. owned, 2 ha. rented and 8 ha. purchased grapes. Varieties: Pinot Noir; Viticulture: Lutte raisonn e; Vinification: Usually 100% de-stemmed (30% maximum whole-cluster in rare years), indigenous yeast fermentation, 30-100% new oak. Small but mighty, the 5.5-hectare domain includes some of the most profound terroirs of Vosne Roman e and northern Nuits St Georges. Maxime inherited a large proportion of old vines that he intends to preserve, requiring special attention and care. The viticultural approach is thus Lutte Raisonn e, and treatments are only implemented in response to an imminent threat. Grapes are hand-harvested, 100% de-stemmed (except in a few rare cases where up to 30% of stems may be included), and cool macerated for a few days before fermentation begins (native yeasts only).