Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 (1.5L) Grower Champagne the new oak utterly swallowed

the new oak utterly swallowed by the sheer concentration

this vintage has developed remarkable complexity and structure

One hundred percent whole-cluster fermented using carbonic maceration

where she farms organically and makes wines from a tiny cellar behind the house

and each block is fermented separately whole-cluster

Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 (1.5L) Grower Champagne the new oak utterly swallowedThe same wine in magnum: Mugnier's Clos de la Marechale, the southernmost Premier Cru monopole in Nuits Saint Georges. Leased to Faiveley for decades, it was a firm, classic Nuits until Frederic Mugnier reclaimed it in 2004 and drew out its true soul, elegance, perfume and subtlety over muscle. He always said the site has more in common with Chambolle than the rest of Nuits, and the wine agrees: floral, supple, finely grained and composed. The 1. 5L