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Jacques Frederic Mugnier, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuees 2009
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuées impresses for its superb textural richness. Dark red cherries, flowers, mint and spices are woven together in a fabric of notable beauty. There is plenty of tannic material, but the fruit is so dense the wine's structural elements are a bit in the background. The wine continued to close down in the glass, which is likely to be quite positive for its aging potential. Despite the massive temptation to drink this early, my impression is that patience will be rewarded.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuées possesses gorgeous inner sweetness and density in a supple, mid-weight style graced with exquisite finesse and class. This shows superb persistence on the mid-palate and a pretty, understated finish.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good bright, dark red. Enticing aromas of raspberry, blueberry, menthol, minerals and spices, plus a whiff of cherry liqueur. Creamy-ripe-in fact, almost chocolatey-but with a firmer mineral underpinning than the village wine. Still a bit warm and aggressive on the tannic aftertaste. This sample went into a shell in my glass, which I took as a positive sign.
About the Producer
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is a Burgundian wine producer based in Chambolle-Musigny. It is particularly well-known for its Musigny Grand Cru wine which is regarded as a benchmark for that vineyard. While the estate is most closely associated with Pinot Noir wines from Chambolle-Musigny, it has 10 hectares (25 acres) of vineyards in Nuits-Saint-Georges as well. The Château de Chambolle-Musigny has been owned by the Mugnier family since 1863. From 1950, as there was no winemaker in the family, the vineyards were contracted out to Faiveley and Bruno Clair, with the latter selling the wine in bulk. Between 1985 and 2004, Frédéric Mugnier was able to take back the vineyards as leases expired. On top of the Musigny Grand Cru, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier makes a wine from the Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru vineyard, as well as two premier cru wines, Les Fuées and Les Amoureuses, and a village-level wine. From the Nuits-Saint-Georges holdings, Mugnier makes a Clos des Fourches premier cru wine, and a red and a white premier cru from the Clos de la Maréchale vineyard, which is a monopole of the domaine. Vineyards are farmed without herbicides or pesticides and just two mildew treatments per year. Grapes are de-stemmed and whole berries are fermented in old open wooden vats. After around 16 months in oak, wines are bottled without fining and filtration.
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