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Jacques Frederic Mugnier, Musigny Grand Cru 2012
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2012 Musigny opens with the most exquisite, captivating aromatics imaginable. A seemingly eternal wine with no beginning and no end, the Musigny is a wine that calls for serious introspection as it constantly changes in the glass. Wild flowers of all sorts meld into exquisite, finely-sculpted fruit all with the support of silky tannins that only add to the wine's total sense of refinement. The finish is long, seamless and haunting. There isn't too much more to say, except that the Mugnier's 2012 Musigny is one of the wines of the year.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Dried rose petals, spices, mint and sweet red berries waft from the glass in the 2012 Musigny. The flavors are beautifully precise and nuanced in the glass. I very much like the sense of brightness and energy here. Like all of the Mugnier 2012s, the Musigny is hugely attractive texturally, but otherwise not showing the full breadth of its personality. The supple, expressive finish is lovely, though, and bodes well for the future.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Full, bright red. Very ripe but brooding aromas of dark raspberry, blackberry, flint, flowers and smoky underbrush. Less thick and silky today than the showier Amoureuses but boasts extraordinary palate coverage and energy to its sharply delineated flavors of dark berries, dried herbs, crushed stone and orange peel. The extract-rich finish leaves the palate quivering, but this wine will need a long time to approach peak drinkability.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright, dark red. Powerful, brooding aromas of crushed blackberry, violet and menthol, plus a suggestion of exotic flowers. Fleshy, tactile and solid, conveying a strong impression of dusty extract, but juicy too, showing captivating floral lift to the fleshy dark berry flavors. Extremely backward today. The very long, palate-dusting finish displays outstanding energy for such a thick, chewy wine. A classic 2012.
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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Package Size
1 x 75cl
