but power Mugnier-style still means grace: silky texture
Stefano Massone built his life's work on white wine
La-O is built to last: more depth
fermented whole cluster on the skins with native yeast
Fermented in stainless steel and aged on fine lees
Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST but power Mugnier-style still meansThe southernmost Premier Cru in Nuits, Clos de la Marechale was leased to Faiveley for decades, a firm, structured, classic Nuits, until Frederic Mugnier took back the reins of his family monopole in 2004 and revealed its true soul. Instead of muscle and tannin, he draws out elegance, perfume and subtlety. He always maintained the site has more in common with Chambolle Musigny than the rest of Nuits, and tasting it, it's hard to disagree: unmistakably