2015 Nuits St Georges Clos de la Marechale Blanc
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Mugnier's 2015 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale Blanc (a cuvée that tends to amount to around 12 barrels per year) is excellent, offering up notes of apple, stone fruit pit and honey. On the palate, the wine is glossy and full-bodied, with bright acids and chewy extract, finishing with chalky grip. "When I set out to make white wine, I imagined it was very technical. In the end, I figured out that it was much like making red wine: the less you do, the better," observed Mugnier.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Pale, gold-tinged yellow. Very ripe but vibrant aromas of stone fruits, linden tea and minerals, complicated by a leesy nuance. At once rich and lively on the palate, showing a honeyed ripeness leavened by sappy extract--and higher acidity than the 2016. This slightly phenolic wine is built for a slow evolution in bottle. Frederic Mugnier told me that he grafted over some Pinot Noir to Chardonnay in 2004 and 2007 because he was so impressed by the white wine that was made from this site in 1943.
(these vines were harvested on September 2): Bright yellow. Explosive aromas of pear drop, almond flower and wild herbs. Dense, chewy and deep, offering salty mineral and earth tones lifted by a floral nuance and nicely framed by excellent lemony cut. Finishes quite ripe but not yet particularly complex, with a tannic impression and excellent verve and thrust. Mugnier prefers drinking his white wine older, noting that he's enjoying the 2006 and 2005 vintages today.