Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST but power Mugnier-style still means

but power Mugnier-style still means grace: silky texture

Mas de Daumas Gassac is the estate that dragged the Languedoc's reputation into serious territory

this is a Cabernet built for drinking now rather than for a decade of waiting

and nutmeg intermingle with sweet agave fruit notes

Stefano Massone built his life's work on white wine

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