Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST Fermented in stainless steel and

Fermented in stainless steel and aged on fine lees

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

The engaging and fruity scent and the rich

but power Mugnier-style still means grace: silky texture

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

Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST Fermented in stainless steel andThe 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