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Cote de Nuits and Hautes-Cotes de Nuits

Firmness and weight are the key words here, and these characteristics generally intensive as the vineyards progress north. Production is essentially red, and with 22 of Burgundy's 23 red Grands Crus, the Cote de Nuits is the place par excellence for the Pinot noir.

THE COTE DE NUITS IS THE NORTHERN section of the Cote d Or, the departmental name that has been coined by the cotes of Nuits and Beaune. With a string of villages owning some of the richest names in Burgundy- Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanee and Nuits-St.-Georges, these slopes ring up dollar signs in the minds of merchants throughout the world.

CONFRERE DES CHEVALIERS DU TASTEVIN

After the three terrible vintages of 1930, 1931 and 1932, and four years of world slump, Camille Rodier and Georges Faiveley formed the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in a bid to revive Burgundy's fortunes. They fashioned their initiative on the Ordre de la Boisson, a fraternity that had flourished, and died. during the reign of Louis XlV Adopting colorful medieval robes and various dramatic rituals, then created four ranks: Chevalier, Commandeur, and Grand Officier and named the brotherhood after the traditional Burgundian tastevin: a shallot, dimpled, silver tasting cup with a fluted edge. This object dates from the sixteenth century and is worn around the neck, supported by, a scarlet and gold ribbon, as part of the Chevaliers' attire.

The first investiture took place on 16 November 1934 in a cellar in Nuits-St.-Georges; the Confrerie now boasts thousands of members in numerous foreign chapters and averages 20 banquets a year at Chateau du Clos de Vougeot. Up to 600 members and their guests are subjected to five hours of feast and festivity.
Dijon/Fixin/Brochon
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-St.-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vosne-Romaneé/Vougeot (DRC wines)
Nuits St. George