and nutmeg intermingle with sweet agave fruit notes
The engaging and fruity scent and the rich
Mas de Daumas Gassac is the estate that dragged the Languedoc's reputation into serious territory
La-O is built to last: more depth
but power Mugnier-style still means grace: silky texture
Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST and nutmeg intermingle with sweetThe 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