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Burgundy

leS URSUliNeS opeNS

to tHe pUBlic

A terrestrial and celestrial winery

Les Ursulines is open! This former thinking. This is a “passive” tour, reflecting the nature of the
convent in the heart of Nuits-Saint- building that uses very little energy house wines.
Georges has been brought back to and relies on natural flows. It is Since 1961, Jean-Claude Boisset
life by the Jean-Claude Boisset wine ecologically virtuous and is based has been producing wines from
house. The winery was inaugurated on a geobiological design concept. 40 hectares. Viniculturist Grégory
with the 2018 harvest, almost 300 This is the first winery designed Patriat, with laure Guilloteau,
years after the ursuline nuns first by Frédéric Didier. A Burgundy- produces them without artifice.
arrived in 1717. based architect from the Artene Small, hand-stitched cuvées are
This construction fits naturally into agency who works in Versailles, produced according to different
the landscape, like an extension he combined his skills in bringing creative lines: elite wines, most of
of the vines into the town. The value to heritage sites to produce a which are produced without sulfur *Visitor information
buildings and the gardens simply building that is both contemporary in bioprotection; organic cuvées; Guided tour and tasting, in French
exude calm, reflecting the peaceful and traditional, between vines and white wines from red terroir and and english, by reservation only
lives of religious orders. This is wine – one that is both celestial vice-versa; and subtle variations Maximum group size: 12 people
perfect for the slow-paced production and terrestrial. from a single plot. Tasting of six wines, including one in
of great Burgundy wines. like a The ursulines winery is now open Jean-Claude Boisset puts his the barrel.
bridge between the 18 and 21 to the public, revealing its rounded signature to wines created in €32 per person
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centuries, the winery is a natural shapes under the celestial light Burgundy, mainly on the Côte de Monday to Saturday at 10am. Tours
extension of our winegrowing heritage of its allegorical stained-glass Nuits and Côte de Beaune, with a last 85 minutes.
of Nuits-Saint-Georges. window, its vaulted cellars, the natural style. These are forthright,
Dedicated to producing haute- glass cube tasting space, its precise, silky wines that are resolutely Chemin des Plateaux
couture wines, this winery is French-style gardens with the fruity. Other novel wines and little Nuits-Saint-Georges
both an example of architectural vortex on its telluric axis and the gems make up a collection of some Booking:
prowess, with its vegetation-covered armillary sphere on its historic axis, 40 cuvées inspired by the patchwork +33 (0)3 80 62 64 08
arched roof above, and ancient opposite the covered walkway. This of Burgundy climats, offering the reservation@jeanclaudeboisset.fr
vaulted cellars below, enclosing is a place that buzzes with life, purest possible expression of the
a magnificent winery space that where the energy of people and terroir.
is dedicated to wine. the cosmos come together to bring
environmental concerns were at out the excellence of the wines. www.jcboisset.com
the heart of the Boisset family’s Visitors are treated to an intimate  Jean-Claude Boisset
 @J_ClaudeBoisset
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Boisset La Famille des grands Vins
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