2011 Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Chaignots 1er Cru

The 2011 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chaignots 1er Cru has a pure and perfumed bouquet with lush red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit, finely integrated oak with just a hint of crushed rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, good density, pure with the right amount of salinity to leave you begging for another sip on the finish. There is a sense of completeness and harmony here. Wonderful. Tasted at Flint Wines Burgundy 2011 tasting.

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. I appreciate the purity and floral nature of Mugneret-Gibourg’s Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Chaignots, which is well defined and seems to blossom on the glass. It feels natural and nicely focused, plenty of mulberry and raspberry fruit emerging as it opens. The palate is very well balanced with supple red cherries, spice, gingerbread and white pepper - a really cerebral Les Chaignots. There is very good weight here, the finish blessed with roiling intensity. Excellent.

Medium red. Black cherry, boysenberry and licorice on the nose; distinctly darker than the Vosne villages . Juicy, savory and nicely balanced, with a restrained sweetness framed by harmonious acidity. Dark fruit and licorice flavors display good intensity and are already quite seductive. Finishes with broad, dusty tannins and very good length.