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Jacques Frederic Mugnier, Chambolle Musigny 2009
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny boasts gorgeous depth and elegance at this level. Sweet hard candy, flowers and licorice are some of the many nuances that emerge from a wine that represents a quintessential expression of Chambolle and the vintage. The 2009 is intensely perfumed, sexy and inviting. It is a great introduction to the wines of Frederic Mugnier.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny shows excellent up-front juiciness in a round, accessible style best suited to near-term drinking. The sweet, perfumed aromatics flow through gracefully to the supple, caressing finish. The Chambolle is made from the village portion Le Combe d'Orveaux and the 1er Cru Les Plantes. The fruit from both parcels is vinified separately, then blended after a year of élévage.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Village has quite a potent, an almost atypically ostentatious bouquet of red fruit that is in keeping with the vintage and lacks the clarity of the 2010. Yet, with aeration, it seems to clarify and become irresistible with rose petals and violet plumes. The palate is medium-bodied yet certainly more decadent than Mugnier's usual style, yet likewise, it improves in the glass and eventually outclasses the 2010 tasted directly alongside. Wonderful. Tasted at lunch during Burgfest.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Supersweet, sexy aromas of raspberry jam and cherry candy. Fat, sweet and easygoing; this is downright confectionery. Finishes a bit aggressive, with some alcoholic warmth and slightly drying tannins.
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.
