2015 | Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg | Echezeaux

Bright medium ruby. Very pure but subtle and shy on the nose, exuding scents of blackberry, dark cherry, violet and dark chocolate accented by orange zest. Offers an exhilarating balance of almost chocolatey sweetness and penetrating acidity. Finishes very long and primary, even a bit inky, with suave tannins and firm acidity.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2015 Echezeaux Grand Cru is the usual blend of two parcels: more than 70-year-old vines located in La Rouge du Bas that tend to produce small berries, and younger vines within Quartier de Nuits that impart freshness. Christine reminded me that they are picked on the same day and entered directly into the same vat. It is matured in 60% new oak, the maximum that the domaine ever uses. It has a glorious bouquet with ripe black cherries, raspberry, violets and a subtle marine influence, touch of flint tucked just underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with supple sweet tannin, layers of ripe black cherries, mulberry and a touch of quince, structured on the finish with enormous length. This would be one of my picks from the domaine this year.

• John Gilman: The 2015 Echézeaux from Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg is excellent, displaying outstanding breed and depth on both the nose and palate. The bouquet is a refined blend of black plums, black raspberries, pigeon, bitter chocolate, woodsmoke, a nice touch of Vosne spices and cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely reserved on the attack, with a sappy core, fine backend soil signature, fine-grained tannins and a long, vibrant and very promising finish.

Producer Information

Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg is a French producer of high-quality Pinot Noir located in the Côte de Nuits, best known for wines made from the most sought-after vineyards in Burgundy. The domaine was created in 1933 after the marriage of André Mugneret to Jeanne Gibourg of the established Vosne-Romanée Gibourg family. Their son, Georges Mugneret, an ophthalmologist, extended his family's vineyard holdings by buying small plots of land in the 1950s. He began bottling these wines with his own label, Dr Georges Mugneret. The two domaines came together in 2009 under the name of Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg. The vines of Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg had been tended by sharecroppers and remained so even after the merger. Because of this a significant portion of the fruit does not go into Mugneret-Gibourg's wines. The vineyards, however, are some of the most famous and highly regarded in the region, located in esteemed communes such as Nuits-Saint-Georges, Gevery-Chambertin, and Flagey-Echezeaux. The domaine's most prized and expensive wines come from the the grand cru vineyards of Ruchottes Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot and Echézeaux, and the premier cru vineyards Les Chaignots, Les Vignes Rondes and Les Feusselottes. Georges Mugneret-Gibourg is also known for high-quality and ageworthy village-level wines from Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, and the broadly classified Bourgogne Rouge, which commands an impressive $50 per bottle. Following George's death in 1988 the domaine has been run by his widow Jacqueline, and daughters Marie-Christine Teillaud and Marie-Andrée Nauleau.

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