CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY

2020 1er Cru Feusselottes Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg

EN PRIMEUR

With the Clos Vougeot, this was one least affected by the drought. Juicy and bright, a lovely sapid flow, and as usual it has the delicacy of rose petals, with black cherry depth to the fruit and a cool fresh feel. Concentrated and will be long-lived. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045L&S (Nov 2021)

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This yielded a generous 39 hl/ha in 2020; it's a flatter vineyard, so the drainage is less drastic. So much the better as the wine is already delightful. The nose is friendly and beckoning with mulberries, cherry pits and balsamic. The texture is velvety, and the finessed tannins cling pleasantly to the juicy core. Drinking range: 2023 - 2030 Rating: 94 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2022)

The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes is one of the highlights of the range this year. Wafting from the glass with notes of plums, red cherries and wild berries mingled with warm spices, raw cocoa and rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and vibrant, with a seamless, elegant profile and a long, penetrating finish. Rating: 93-95+ William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)

A slightly fresher nose combines notes of black raspberry, cherry, poached plum and violet, all of which is surrounded by discreet but perceptible wood. The finer but still attractively punchy middle weight flavors possess good detail on the lingering if mildly warm finish where a similar hint of bitter pit fruit character gradually emerges. This is definitely more structured than it usually is, and patience will absolutely be required. Drinking range: 2035 - Rating: 90-93 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2022)

Rich even purple. The bouquet is quite sensual. A little oak on the nose, but mostly a fine deep ripe pinot. The higher yield makes much better balance. This performs very well across the palate, good acidity, refined tannins and an excellent flow of fruit from start to finish. Persistent. Tasted: November 2021 Rating: 92-95 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Jan 2022)

The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes 1er Cru was 30% down due to the dry summer. A melange of red and black fruit on the nose, hints of sous-bois and espresso, this opens nicely with aeration but retains composure. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, taut and fresh with a fin bead of acidity with a pixelated finish. Wonderful. Drinking range: 2025 - 2048 Rating: 93-95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2021)

Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg was founded in 1933 on the marriage of Jeanne Gibourg and André Mugneret. Holdings then consisted of Bourgogne, village Nuits, village Vosne and Echezeaux. Their son Georges, an opthalmologist by day, added to the vineyards, but his acquisitions (Nuits 1ers Crus Vignes Rondes and Chaignots, Chambolle 1er Cru Feusselottes, and Grands Crus Clos Vougeot and Ruchottes Chambertin) were kept separate as Domaine Georges Mugneret.

On Georges' death in 1988, his widow Jacqueline and daughter Marie-Christine took over. Marie-Andrée, the younger daughter joined them a little later having completed her studies as an oenologist. In 2009 Jacqueline retired and the two domaine names were put together to become Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg, ending the prior confusion of labels.

The sisters have proved more than safe hands as far as the winemaking is concerned, and these are top-flight Burgundies with that elusive balance of enough concentration allied with delicacy of expression and the capability to age well. All the vineyard management has been brought in-house (the domaine previously relied on two métayeurs for part of the vineyard) and the quality has reached new heights, its wines some of the most sought-after in the Côte de Nuits.

In 2017 Marie-Christine 's daughter Lucie joined the domaine, and Marion and Fanny, daughters of Marie-Andrée are now also part of the team.

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