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Georges Mugneret Gibourg, Vosne Romanee 2013
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good medium red. Savory red berries, spices and graphite on the nose; more complex than the 2014. Sweet but harmonious acidity is keeping this wine tight and taut in the early going. Finishes with serious but ripe tannins that will require a bit of patience.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(25% new oak; the fruit was picked at 11.9% potential alcohol): Bright, dark red. Brilliantly pure aromas of red berries, red licorice, nutmeg, flowers and stone. Supple and juicy, with terrific vinosity and lift to the perfumed berry and floral flavors. Finishes with a firm tannic spine and lovely aromatic persistence. A superb vintage for this wine--everything a village wine should be. Made entirely from old vines in 2013, as the family's lower-altitude parcel next to the Route Nationale did not produce usable fruit due to the after-effects of the damaging frost on December 9 of 2012. (By the way, don't hesitate to snap up the estate's Bourgogne Rouge if you run into it in a retail shop or restaurant. Made in limited quantity from 60-year-old vines, this delightfully sappy, high-pitched wine delivers pungent red berry, orange peel and floral flavors and a level of intensity that belies its 11.9% alcohol.)
About the Producer
The silky persistence and enveloping aromas of Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée is what is often meant when one calls any wine “Burgundian.” There are few estates that capture the seductive power of Burgundian Pinot Noir as faithfully as does Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg in Vosne. To wit, the Mugneret sisters today are one of the leading talents in all of Burgundy. Their very small production is highly sought-after (and often in vain) by the world’s connoisseurs, simply because Mugneret Burgundy offers such a subtle yet potent impression of Burgundy’s most hallowed terroirs. The history of the Mugnerets has much to do with fate, a theme not unfamiliar to grape growers or winemakers. The modern founder of the family estate, Dr. Georges Mugneret, was born into a winemaking family yet pursued his passion for wine alongside his profession as an ophthalmologist. In the late 1980s, however, he passed away after a short but serious illness, handing over the estate he had nurtured to his wife, Jacqueline, and two daughters, Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée, for them to either carry on, or sell. Madame Mugneret said no sale; Marie-Christine gave up a career as a chemist to learn winemaking; and Marie-Andrée quickly finished her oenological studies. And with a passion and dedication no less than their father’s, they pushed on to establish Mugneret-Gibourg as the world-class domaine it is today.
