When to drink Nuits-Saint-Georges?
Nuits-Saint-Georges is usually ready from 4 years, reaches its peak between 7 and 16 years and keeps for up to about 22 years.
Ready to drink4 years
Peak7–16 years
Drink before22 years
Serving15–17 °C
Decanting30 min if young
Our tip
Earthier and firmer than its neighbours, Nuits-Saint-Georges loves dishes in sauce. A premier cru starts to open up at around eight years.
At the table
- Beef bourguignon
- Game in sauce
- Aged hard cheeses
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Create my cellar Free, no credit card.Vintage by vintage, in 2026
| Vintage | Status | Drink |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Keep | 2029 – 2047 |
| 2024 | Keep | 2028 – 2046 |
| 2023 | Keep | 2027 – 2045 |
| 2022acclaimed | Before its peak | 2026 – 2044 |
| 2021 | Before its peak | 2025 – 2043 |
| 2020acclaimed | Before its peak | 2024 – 2042 |
| 2019acclaimed | At its peak | 2023 – 2041 |
| 2018 | At its peak | 2022 – 2040 |
| 2017 | At its peak | 2021 – 2039 |
| 2016 | At its peak | 2020 – 2038 |
| 2015acclaimed | At its peak | 2019 – 2037 |
| 2014 | At its peak | 2018 – 2036 |
| 2013 | At its peak | 2017 – 2035 |
| 2012 | At its peak | 2016 – 2034 |
| 2011 | At its peak | 2015 – 2033 |
| 2010acclaimed | At its peak | 2014 – 2032 |
| 2009 | Past its peak | 2013 – 2031 |
| 2008 | Past its peak | 2012 – 2030 |
| 2007 | Past its peak | 2011 – 2029 |
| 2006 | Past its peak | 2010 – 2028 |
| 2005acclaimed | Past its peak | 2009 – 2027 |
| 2004 | Past its peak | 2008 – 2026 |
| 2003 | Over the hill | 2007 – 2025 |
| 2002 | Over the hill | 2006 – 2024 |
| 2001 | Over the hill | 2005 – 2023 |
| 2000 | Over the hill | 2004 – 2022 |
| 1999 | Over the hill | 2003 – 2021 |
Acclaimed vintages: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022. Average estimate for the appellation: vintage, producer and storage matter too.