JF Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2022
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The Land
This incredibly special Premier Cru is sourced from a tiny 1.31-acre parcel in the Les Amoureuses vineyard in Chambolle-Musigny. The vines, planted between 1954 and 1966, are rooted in a thin layer of red clay (30-50cm deep) over limestone bedrock. This unique terroir, combined with the specific location of this vineyard, produces some of the most sought-after wines in the world, with a clear focus on elegance, structure, and minerality.
The Wine
The 2022 vintage is made with 100% destemmed Pinot Noir and a 15-20 day ambient yeast fermentation and maceration in open wooden vats. The wine then ages for 18 months in barrel with 15% new oak, before being racked twice and transferred to stainless steel for a further 3 months of aging before bottling. The resulting wine has an intensity that is unique to this vineyard. Expect a complex array of red and dark fruit, with subtle floral notes and an earthy character. The palate is silky, with fine-grained tannins and a long, persistent finish. This wine seeks to perfectly express the grace and beauty that is Les Amoureuses.
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.
