mugnier 1999 chambolle
Way-back-when (actually about 8 years ago), out of half a dozen decent 99 Chambolles this was the one that had that extra dimension. I put plenty of halves in the cellar to keep me away from the bigger bottles, but also to for keeping an eye on the vintage;… Read More
mugnier 1994 musigny
I’d heard that this was on its last legs. So rather than let it fester in the cellar, I hoped that maybe there was a chance of a last ‘hurrah’ but it seems reports of this wine’s death have been exaggerated! 1994 JF Mugnier, Musigny… Read More
mugnier 06 nuits 1er clos de la marechale
Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits 1er Clos de la Maréchale I keep driving past this Clos and seeing the constant work going on there – and I don’t mean just the vines: In the last year or so, workmen have largely repaired the walls of the Clos – last week a pair… Read More
jacques frédéric mugnier 99 chambolle-musigny
A domaine that has become rather ‘over-hyped’ in the last couple of years, as a consequence availability is down and at the prices currently asked only the Nuits wines of the domaine continue to show value – perhaps that’s simply a function of the fact that they are the… Read More
mugnier 99 villages chambolle
Drunk as a counterpoint to yesterdays Lignier – it’s not a great start (by comparison) leave it with me a while – I’ll come back in a couple of hours… 1999 J-F Mugnier, Chambolle-Musigny The first bottle from a pack of 12 halves. Medium ruby-red, still… Read More
three christmas wines (fevre m-gibourg mugnier)
Christmas lunch was a long, leisurely affair. First we took the 2002 Fevre Chablis Bougros as an aperitif, then with food took two Piesporter Goldtropfchens – a 2004 and a 2003 from St.Urbans-Hof – then a couple of new reds: 2002 William Fevre, Chablis Bougros Pale… Read More
Profile: Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier (Chambolle)
The Mugniers originally hailed from Dijon. A successful 1800’s ‘liquor’ business was their platform to purchase in 1863 the Château de Chambolle-Musigny; an impressive bourgeois residence in the village of Chambolle – the house also happened to come with a modest 4 hectares of vineyards – modest in size… Read More
Clos de la Maréchale 2007
2007 Mugnier, Nuits St.Georges 1er Clos de la Maréchale The cork breaks in two, but the last part comes out easily enough with an ‘Ah-So.’ A round but attractive nose, more than subtly smoky. Wide over the palate with decently juicy, smoky (oaky) flavours too, and… Read More
Where is the 2026 vintage today?
It’s the start of July, so time to take stock… Last week it was super hot, with temperatures that are usually reserved for August. This week it’s ‘quite’ warm. What rain was in the last days’ forecast for the Côte d’Or hardly materialised, and the prognosis for… Read More