--- title: "Nuits-Saint-Georges: Wine Tasting and 41 Premier Crus" description: "The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premier crus led by Les Saint-Georges. Taste and lunch in town, 22 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges lang: en updated: 2026-09-28 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/nuits-saint-georges.png --- # Nuits-Saint-Georges > Nuits-Saint-Georges: the wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. Nuits-Saint-Georges is a wine village (Côte de Nuits), 22 min by road (18 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 41 premiers crus · Private driver from Beaune: €85 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Nuits-Saint-Georges is the main town of the Côte de Nuits and a working wine town, busy with merchants and growers. It has no grand cru, but its appellation, shared with Premeaux-Prissey, counts 41 premiers crus, led by Les Saint-Georges. The compact centre, with its belfry and shops, is an easy place to stop for lunch. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Nuits - Location: 15 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1379, 4.9502 - 22 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 41 premiers crus - Appellations: Nuits-Saint-Georges - Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay - Name since: 1892 - From Beaune: ≈ 22 min · 18 km - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 22 min by road (18 km), €85 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History Nuits appears in records in the early 11th century. In 1212 Duke Eudes III granted a charter to the lower town, and ramparts followed from 1362. The belfry, begun in 1610, is still the town's symbol, and the hospital dates from 1634. When the railway arrived in 1849 the town became Nuits-sous-Beaune, to avoid confusion with another Nuits on the same line. In 1892 the town added the name of its most celebrated vineyard, Les Saint-Georges, which the wine writer André Jullien had already placed in the first class in 1816. In 1934, during a slump in wine sales, local figures founded the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin here. The appellation followed in 1936, and since 1962 the Hospices de Nuits have held a yearly charity auction of their wines, now every March. ## The wines Nuits-Saint-Georges is almost all red Pinot Noir, with a few white vines of Chardonnay, mostly in Premeaux. North of the town, soils come from stony silts and the alluvium of the Meuzin valley; to the south, deeper marl-limestone soils lie below slopes where the rock comes close to the surface. The reds are firm and structured, with cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant, gaining leather, truffle and game with age. **Well-known premiers crus (41 premiers crus)**: Les Saint-Georges, Les Vaucrains, Les Cailles, Aux Boudots, Aux Murgers, Les Pruliers ## What to see ### The belfry Built in stages between 1610 and 1633, the belfry stands in the heart of the old town and is Nuits' best-known landmark. It makes a good starting point for a stroll through the centre. ### Église Saint-Symphorien Built in the 13th century, this church mixes Romanesque and Gothic features and has been a listed historic monument since 1913. Its churchyard holds tombs from the 17th century. ### Musée de Nuits-Saint-Georges Set in an old wine house with vaulted cellars, the town museum shows finds from the Gallo-Roman town of Les Bolards and Merovingian objects. Open May to October, with free entry. ### Friday market Come on a Friday morning for the weekly local market in the town centre, a good chance to see Nuits at its liveliest and to pick up regional produce. ## Good to know Nuits is the natural lunch stop on a Côte de Nuits day, about 20 minutes from Beaune. Allow an hour or two in town, and pair it with Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot just to the north. ## Did you know? In 1971 the Apollo 15 crew named a lunar crater St. George, a nod to Jules Verne's novel Around the Moon, in which the travellers celebrate with a fine bottle of Nuits. ## Around Nuits-Saint-Georges What to combine with Nuits-Saint-Georges on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (2 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Premeaux-Prissey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/premeaux-prissey) (3 km away): Two old villages joined in 1972, with walled premier cru clos and wines sold as Nuits-Saint-Georges. - [Flagey-Échezeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux) (4 km away): A village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Berchère](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere) (2 km away): A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. - [Maison forte d’Agencourt](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt) (2 km away): A moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. - [Château de Quincey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-quincey) (4 km away): A moated classical château at the end of a long avenue, just south-east of Nuits. - [Château d’Entre-Deux-Monts](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-entre-deux-monts) (5 km away): A 17th-century country house in the hills above Nuits, with moats, a park and truffles. - [Château de Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee) (3 km away): The family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. - [Château de Prémeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-premeaux) (3 km away): A family wine estate in Premeaux, rebuilt with the stones of a vanished castle. - [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot) (4 km away): The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. ### Things to do - [Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum (Musée de Nuits-Saint-Georges)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-de-nuits-saint-georges), 1 km away: Gallo-Roman and Merovingian finds displayed in the vaulted cellars of a former wine house. - [Nuits-Saint-Georges Belfry (Beffroi de Nuits-Saint-Georges)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/beffroi-de-nuits-saint-georges), 1 km away: The 17th-century belfry that has watched over the main square of Nuits-Saint-Georges for four centuries. - [Caveau Moillard](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caveau-moillard-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): The Nuits-Saint-Georges tasting cellar of the Moillard wine house, the Caveau des Mosaïques. - [Dufouleur Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/dufouleur-freres-oenotheque-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): A Nuits-Saint-Georges family wine house since 1848, with a tasting room in the former stables of its château. - [Domaine Guy et Yvan Dufouleur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-guy-et-yvan-dufouleur-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): A family of growers in Nuits-Saint-Georges since 1596, selling 28 of its wines at its cellar in the town centre. - [Église Saint-Symphorien](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-symphorien-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): A 13th-century church in the old winegrowers' quarter of Nuits-Saint-Georges, still marked by the Romanesque style. - [Le Cassissium](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cassissium) (1 km away): A museum and working liqueur house devoted to Burgundy's blackcurrant, with a tasting to finish. - [L’Imaginarium](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/l-imaginarium) (2 km away): A playful wine centre in Nuits-Saint-Georges, with a sound-and-light show and guided tastings. - [Fruirouge Farm (Ferme Fruirouge)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ferme-fruirouge), 4 km away: A family blackcurrant and red fruit farm in the Hautes-Côtes, with visits, a film and tastings. - [Domaine de Montmain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-montmain-villars-fontaine) (5 km away): A grower's domaine in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits above Nuits-Saint-Georges, open for walk-in tastings and cellar visits. - [Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-armelle-et-bernard-rion-vosne-romanee) (2 km away): A Vosne-Romanée family domaine since 1896, where tastings pair the wines with Burgundy truffles. - [Romanée-Conti Vineyard (Vigne de la Romanée-Conti)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/romanee-conti-vineyard), 3 km away: A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. - [La Grande Cave de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot) (4 km away): A wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête du Vin Bourru](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-du-vin-bourru-nuits-saint-georges): Nuits-Saint-Georges toasts the new vintage with cloudy, still-fermenting bourru. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) - **Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Every Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend, from Saturday to Monday, in May or June.** · [Reulle-Vergy en fête (Carrefour artisanal)](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/reulle-vergy-en-fete): A Hautes-Côtes village fête of crafts and local food over the Whitsun weekend. (Tradition · Reulle-Vergy) - **Usually the last week of May.** · [Festival Volcan de Nuits](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-volcan-de-nuits): A small festival of music, art and food that erupts in Nuits-Saint-Georges each spring. (Music · Nuits-Saint-Georges) ### Guides about Nuits-Saint-Georges - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [Burgundy day trip from Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-day-trip-from-paris) - [The grand crus of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grand-crus) - [Burgundy’s grape varieties](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grape-varieties) - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) ## Questions about Nuits-Saint-Georges ### How far is Nuits-Saint-Georges from Beaune? Nuits-Saint-Georges is about 22 min from Beaune by road (18 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €85 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Nuits-Saint-Georges known for? Nuits-Saint-Georges makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Nuits-Saint-Georges. It has 41 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Les Saint-Georges, Les Vaucrains, Les Cailles. ### Can you taste wine in Nuits-Saint-Georges? Yes. Many domaines in Nuits-Saint-Georges receive visitors, usually by appointment. On a wine tour your driver plans the route and helps you book the tastings, which you pay directly to the domaines. ### Can a private driver take us to Nuits-Saint-Georges? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=village:nuits): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: