Domaine Jacques Frédéric Mugnier - Musigny 2013
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is located in Chambolle-Musigny, in Burgundy. The estate was founded in 1863 by Frederic Mugnier, a liquor-maker from Dijon. In 1950, following the economic crisis and the World War, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier, great-grandson of the first frédéric, chose to sell the liquor business and lease the vineyard out to a negociant in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The contract on the Chambolle vineyard ended in 1978 and 6 years later, Frédéric Mugnier, son of Jacques-Frédéric, assumed full responsibility for the family estate. The most recent addition to the estate was the return of Clos de la Maréchale to the domaine in 2004, changing dramatically its size and allowing a new and better organisation. Today, around Jocelyne and Frédéric Mugnier, the permanent team of the Domaine is attentive to every detail in order to bring from the vineyard to the cellar the best that nature can give, with minimal interference from technological practices.
The Musigny Grand Cru is considered by serious wine writers to be one of the greatest red wines of Burgundy, alongside le Chambertin, le Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze, la Tâche and la Romanée-Conti. It is made from Pinot Noir from a parcel of 1.14 hectares. The vines were planted between 1947 and 1962, with a small area replanted in 1997. The grapes from this part are declassified and are included in the Chambolle-Musigny village appellation. Therefore, the only wine produced under Le Musigny appellation is from old vines. The annual production varies between 2,000 and 5,000 bottles. Allow this wine at least 10 years to develop.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
