2017 Nuits-St Georges Rouge, Clos de la Maréchale, 1er Cru, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier, Burgundy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
For laying down
Product: 20171049671
Description
A delicious wine, this is fresh, fruity and very pure. There is just a hint of Nuits-St Georges solidity but the essence of the wine is its energy and fleetness of foot. Certainly for drinking early, yet – as with quite a few 2017s – do not underestimate its potentially hidden depths. Drink 2022-2027.
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is based at the Château de Chambolle-Musigny which has been in the Mugnier family since 1863. In 1985 Frédéric Mugnier, the fifth generation of the family on the property, took over. As of 2004, he reclaimed the Nuits-St Georges Clos de la Maréchale vineyard, which had been on lease to Faiveley since 1950, and is the only wine offered at this stage of the year.
The harvest here began with the Nuits-St Georges on 8th September. There was rain over the following weekend after which the Chambolles were picked immediately before any dilution could take place. Yields after 2016’s frosts were not an issue; with normal pruning the old vines are selfregulating and this year they never got anywhere near the permitted yields.
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is based at the Château de Chambolle-Musigny which has been in the Mugnier family since 1863. In 1985 Frédéric Mugnier, the fifth generation of the family on the property, took over. As of 2004, he reclaimed the Nuits-St Georges Clos de la Maréchale vineyard, which had been on lease to Faiveley since 1950, and is the only wine offered at this stage of the year.
The harvest here began with the Nuits-St Georges on 8th September. There was rain over the following weekend after which the Chambolles were picked immediately before any dilution could take place. Yields after 2016’s frosts were not an issue; with normal pruning the old vines are selfregulating and this year they never got anywhere near the permitted yields.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol % 13
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
About this wine
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is based at the Château de Chambolle-Musigny, which has been in the Mugnier family since 1863. Frédéric Mugnier – the fifth generation of the family on the property – took over in 1985. As of 2004, he has reclaimed the Nuits-St Georges Clos de la Maréchale vineyard, which had been on lease to Faiveley since 1950.
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