JF Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale 2022
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The Land
This Premier Cru is sourced from the Clos de la Maréchale vineyard in Nuits-Saint-Georges, a site that has been in the Mugnier family for generations, though it was leased to Faiveley for many years. The vineyard is planted on limestone-clay soil with oolithic limestone pebbles and faces east. The vines in this vineyard range in age from plantings in the 1910s to the 1980s, and they are managed with a sustainable philosophy. This special vineyard sits right alongside the route national between Comblanchien and Premeaux.
The Wine
The 2022 vintage is made with 100% destemmed Pinot Noir, fermented with ambient yeasts in open wooden vats, with a maceration period between 15-20 days. The wine is aged in barrel for 18 months (15% new oak), then racked twice and transferred to stainless steel tanks to age for an additional 3 months before being bottled. It is a wine that aims for purity and precision. Expect a complex array of red fruit notes, with layers of spice and earth and a structure that is reflective of its Nuits-Saint-Georges origins. It is a wine that needs time to open, yet rewards the patience with grace and depth.
The People
The Mugnier family history began in the 1880s with Frédéric Mugnier’s great-great-grandfather, who founded a very successful company producing aperitifs, absinthes, cassis, liqueurs and aromatized wine, and who began buying vineyards from the Marey-Monge family in the middle of the phylloxera crisis. The current Frédéric Mugnier took over the estate in 1985, and he has a deep dedication to the vines, combined with a philosophical approach to winemaking, resulting in a style that is both thoughtful and expressive. He is guided by both his engineering background, as well as a clear aesthetic ideal. Mugnier's approach is best expressed by a desire to "seek the absence of Fred" in his wines, aiming for the purest expression of terroir as possible
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Burgundy, in eastern France, encompasses several subregions, but it is the Côte d'Or that is home to many of the world's most expensive and revered wines. The region, primarily a single east-facing slope, has mixed limestone soils that vary dramatically from village to village and even vineyard to vineyard. White wines, crafted from Chardonnay, range from rich and opulent to lean and intensely mineral, while Pinot Noir produces silky, perfumed red wines of exceptional finesse and complexity. Centuries of winemaking tradition have resulted in every plot being meticulously recognized and scrutinized, making the Côte d'Or a true capital of terroir.
Burgundy - Cote d'Or
Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned, notoriously difficult-to-grow, low-yielding grape that finds its ancestral home in Burgundy, France, where it produces some of the world's most elegant and nuanced wines. While Burgundy remains its spiritual heartland, Pinot Noir has since traveled the globe, finding success in other cooler climates, notably in California, Oregon, New Zealand, and Germany. This grape is a challenge for any grower, as it requires specific conditions to show its best, and yet the wines it produces are capable of such a captivating and singular character.
