2017 Nuits-St Georges Rouge Clos de la Maréchale 1er Cru Jacques-Fr...

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.