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The Henri GOUGES domain was established in Nuits Saint
Georges at the very
beginning of this century. Founded by Henri Gouges, it was subsequently developed by his
two sons, Michel and Marcel.
For the last few years, Pierre and Christian, the grandsons, have carried on
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Pierre has a passionate interest in the care
of the vines ; he regulates the yield while obtaining the optimum grape quality. By
grassing over some of the vineyard and by numerous trials in conjunction with official
bodies he
has been able to integrate a new type of culture, the respect of the environment and a
contribution to the best expression of the terroir in the wines. |
| Christian blends modernity in the winery
with traditional vinification. Not only does
he have the worry of monitoring, harvest limits and qualitychecking (sorting the grapes
during the harvest ), but he also paysparticular attention to the maturing of the wine in
barrels. |
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Uncompromising about quality and respectful of the
typicity of the differentvintages, he takes care of the bottling after 18 months ageing in
oakbarrels, using a maximum of 20 % new oak in the final blending (assemblage).
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Over three generations, the Henri Gouges domain has had
the honour of appearing on many of the most respected tables in France and across the
world.
Numerous professionals in the wine-making fraternity also put their trust in this domain.
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