Mongeard-Mugneret: Guide to the estate and its superb vintages

Vosne-Romanée is a commune in the Burgundy region of France. The village between the Château du Clos de Vougeot and the small town of Nuits-Saint-Georges is home to some of the region's most prestigious Premier and Grand Crus. These prestigious wines include Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret wines directed by Vincent Mongeard.

 

 History of the domain :

? Vincent Mongeard is as much a wine enthusiast as was his ancestors. His job is to help maintain and brighten up the family estate, but also to increase its size. Today, the estate covers 30 hectares, spread over 35 appellations, focusing on the production of Bourgognes Blancs from Chardonnay grapes. They also produce red wines issuent Pinot Noir from the best terroirs on the coast.

The estate was established in 1620. Vincent's vines are located mid-slope to the southeast on clay-limestone soils. Vincent, is a rather noble person who cares about the quality of his work. He has a great passion for Pinot Noir and focuses all his efforts on producing serious, high-quality work that will please all those who have the opportunity to taste his wines.

 

Mongeard-Mugneret vintages

 

• Richebourg Grand Cru :

On the palate, the wine is incredibly rich. À the eyeThe color is ruby, draped in velvet, and sometimes dark red, tending towards a nocturnal, black purple. The nose is young, revealing aromas of musk, leather and hints of sandalwood. It evolves towards hawthorn and peach blossom.

We can also distinguish nuances of lichen, undergrowth and mushroom on one side; and on the other, notes of cherry, blackcurrant, cooked fruit or confis on the other. In its youth, the mouth explodes, is intense and violent, but needs many more years to become more expansive. The older she gets, the more she becomes the image of voluptuousness.

 

 

• Echezeaux Grand Cru :

The color is ruby, lively and deep, limpid with shades of garnet and violet. purple. In its youth, it gives off aromas of vanilla, smoke, wood roasting and of red fruit. There are also notes of fresh cherry, rose, violet and spice.

After three years in the cellar, it's still perfect, go to and returns five to ten years later. Thanks to its complexity aromaticthe wine is both spontaneous and female, subtle and refined, with tannins finedelicate and quite supple. It expresses all its Burgundian complexity thanks to the Pinot Noir grape and the expertise of this fine winegrowing estate.

 

• Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots :

Despite the presence of a talweg* (*The imaginary line that joins the lowest points of a valley and along which water flows.), these cuvées are not only remarkable, but also quite homogeneous. They are full-bodied, fragrant and very elegant, but also have a beautiful intensity and a ruby color. dark / garnet. The aromas are complex, defined by spices, ripe fruit, vanilla, caramel and licorice. On the palate, fine, delicate tannins give it good length and a silky, velvety feel.

 

• Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots :

Visit premiers crus de Nuit St Georges give a vigorous nature, hard in adolescence and later more caressing. They are also rigorous, vividwith aromas liquoreuxThese wines are distinguished by their finesse, but also by their fragrant, sweet bouquet, reminiscent of blackcurrant and wild bramble. It's an atypical wine, which means it can't be confused with other terroirs. She's much more noticeable for her body than for the subtlety she exudes. The color is ruby, with fennel, red fruit aromas and a strong personality. It also has good acidity.

 

• Gevrey Chambertin Village :

A sustained nose with fine aromatic expression. In its youth, it gives notes of blackcurrant, red and black fruit, and licorice. Aged in new oak barrels. Aromas of fur, musk, spicy vanilla and Havana are noticeable. come when the wine has matured. The wines are powerful, fine and solid, with a well-balanced, robust structure.

Anecdote: thanks to its bouquet, its finesse, its trumpeting name, Napoleon I has adopted Gevrey Chambertin as his favourite beverage.

Other Mongeard-Mugneret vintages to know:

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