2015 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale
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Mugnier's 2015 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale is a terrific success in the 2015 vintage and is strongly reminiscent of the excellent 2005 rendition, opening in the glass with aromas of creamy cassis, ripe cherry, dark chocolate and grilled squab. On the palate, the wine is deep, full-bodied and sapid, with succulent acids, an ample chassis of rich tannins and excellent length. This is one of the rare cases of a great Burgundy from a great domaine that is available in some volume, and no one should fixate on Mugnier's Chambolles at the expense of this lovely Nuits.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Bright, dark red. Aromas of blackberry, chocolate and licorice show the ripe side of the vintage but with plenty of lift. Then surprisingly tight in the mouth, with black raspberry and dark chocolate flavors complicated by savory earth and mineral tones. This seriously structured wine finishes with very fine-grained tannins.
130 pièces! 40,000 bottles. An assemblage of the eight cuvées. Very dense and savoury – very different from the Chambolles! Very solid and rewarding with no rough edges. Lovely texture. Sweet start but (just) enough acidity. You could drink this almost now! Dances around. (JR)
Bright, dark red. Distinctly wild nose offers scents of black raspberry, black cherry, leather and game. Densely packed and a touch sauvage on the palate, with dark fruit flavors complemented by notes of chocolate, menthol, game and earth and nicely framed by harmonious ripe acidity. Not as sweet as the village Chambolle but the tannins are nicely supported. I've described this cuvée in the past as a Nuits-Saint-George that's obviously made by a vigneron from Chambolle-Musigny, but this example is a clear representative of its village.