Domaine Jacques Frédéric Mugnier - Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru - Clos de la Maréchale 2017
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is a Burgundian wine producer based in Chambolle-Musigny. While the estate is most closely associated with Pinot Noir wines from Chambolle-Musigny, it has 10 hectares of vineyards in Nuits-Saint-Georges as well.
The Château de Chambolle-Musigny has been owned by the Mugnier family since 1863. From 1950, as there was no winemaker in the family, the vineyards were contracted out to Faiveley and Bruno Clair, with the latter selling the wine in bulk. Between 1985 and 2004, Frédéric Mugnier was able to take back the vineyards as leases expired.
Vineyards are farmed without herbicides or pesticides and just two mildew treatments per year. Grapes are destemmed and whole berries are fermented in old open wooden vats. After around 16 months in oak, wines are bottled without fining and filtration.
The Clos de la Maréchale has a surface of 9 hectares. It is the largest Monopole (an appellation belonging to a single owner) in the Côte d’Or. The average age of the vines in 2009 is about 45 years old.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
