2018 Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanee, Cote de Nuits, France
The silky persistence and enveloping aromas of Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée is what is often meant when one calls any wine “Burgundian.” There are few estates that capture the seductive power of Burgundian Pinot Noir as faithfully as does Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg in Vosne.
To wit, the Mugneret sisters today are one of the leading talents in all of Burgundy. Their very small production is highly sought-after (and often in vain) by the world’s connoisseurs, simply because Mugneret Burgundy offers such a subtle yet potent impression of Burgundy’s most hallowed terroirs.
The history of the Mugnerets has much to do with fate, a theme not unfamiliar to grape growers or winemakers. The modern founder of the family estate, Dr. Georges Mugneret, was born into a winemaking family yet pursued his passion for wine alongside his profession as an ophthalmologist. In the late 1980s, however, he passed away after a short but serious illness, handing over the estate he had nurtured to his wife, Jacqueline, and two daughters, Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée, for them to either carry on, or sell.
Madame Mugneret said no sale; Marie-Christine gave up a career as a chemist to learn winemaking; and Marie-Andrée quickly finished her oenological studies. And with a passion and dedication no less than their father’s, they pushed on to establish Mugneret-Gibourg as the world-class domaine it is today. - North Berkeley Imports
90-92 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Aromas of raspberries, spices, smoked duck and espresso roast, framed by a deft application of new wood, introduce the Mugnerets' 2018 Vosne-Romanée Village, a medium to full-bodied, lively and nicely concentrated wine with fine tannins, a ripe core of fruit and a nicely defined, energetic finish. Since La Colombière was bottled separately this year, the 2018 represents a blend of lieux-dits Les Chalendins, Le Pré de la Folie, Les Champs Gourdin and Les Croix Blanches. (Jan 2020)"
90-92 points Jasper Morris, MW: "From Champ Goudins, Pré de la Folie (young vines from 2011), some Colombière and little bits of Chalandins and Croix Blanches. 14% alcohol. Deep purple with plenty of oak. The fruit absolutely swells across the palate with a luscious finish of oak and fruit combined, this will give great pleasure. (Nov 2019)"
91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2018 Vosne AC from Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg seems very much the same in personality and quality as it did last year, when it contained the la Colombière in the cuvée. The wine offers up a ripe and again, very pure bouquet of plums, black raspberries, chocolate, a lovely base of soil tones, vanillin oak and a very pungent topnote of violets (which makes the reference to violets in the Bourgogne seem far-fetched!). On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and velvety on the attack, with a sappy core of black fruit, ripe tannins and lovely focus and balance on the long, tangy and complex finish. A gorgeous villages. 2023-2055. (Nov/Dec 2019)"
The silky persistence and enveloping aromas of Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée is what is often meant when one calls any wine “Burgundian.” There are few estates that capture the seductive power of Burgundian Pinot Noir as faithfully as does Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg in Vosne.
To wit, the Mugneret sisters today are one of the leading talents in all of Burgundy. Their very small production is highly sought-after (and often in vain) by the world’s connoisseurs, simply because Mugneret Burgundy offers such a subtle yet potent impression of Burgundy’s most hallowed terroirs.
The history of the Mugnerets has much to do with fate, a theme not unfamiliar to grape growers or winemakers. The modern founder of the family estate, Dr. Georges Mugneret, was born into a winemaking family yet pursued his passion for wine alongside his profession as an ophthalmologist. In the late 1980s, however, he passed away after a short but serious illness, handing over the estate he had nurtured to his wife, Jacqueline, and two daughters, Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée, for them to either carry on, or sell.
Madame Mugneret said no sale; Marie-Christine gave up a career as a chemist to learn winemaking; and Marie-Andrée quickly finished her oenological studies. And with a passion and dedication no less than their father’s, they pushed on to establish Mugneret-Gibourg as the world-class domaine it is today. - North Berkeley Imports
90-92 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Aromas of raspberries, spices, smoked duck and espresso roast, framed by a deft application of new wood, introduce the Mugnerets' 2018 Vosne-Romanée Village, a medium to full-bodied, lively and nicely concentrated wine with fine tannins, a ripe core of fruit and a nicely defined, energetic finish. Since La Colombière was bottled separately this year, the 2018 represents a blend of lieux-dits Les Chalendins, Le Pré de la Folie, Les Champs Gourdin and Les Croix Blanches. (Jan 2020)"
90-92 points Jasper Morris, MW: "From Champ Goudins, Pré de la Folie (young vines from 2011), some Colombière and little bits of Chalandins and Croix Blanches. 14% alcohol. Deep purple with plenty of oak. The fruit absolutely swells across the palate with a luscious finish of oak and fruit combined, this will give great pleasure. (Nov 2019)"
91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2018 Vosne AC from Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg seems very much the same in personality and quality as it did last year, when it contained the la Colombière in the cuvée. The wine offers up a ripe and again, very pure bouquet of plums, black raspberries, chocolate, a lovely base of soil tones, vanillin oak and a very pungent topnote of violets (which makes the reference to violets in the Bourgogne seem far-fetched!). On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and velvety on the attack, with a sappy core of black fruit, ripe tannins and lovely focus and balance on the long, tangy and complex finish. A gorgeous villages. 2023-2055. (Nov/Dec 2019)"
The silky persistence and enveloping aromas of Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée is what is often meant when one calls any wine “Burgundian.” There are few estates that capture the seductive power of Burgundian Pinot Noir as faithfully as does Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg in Vosne.
To wit, the Mugneret sisters today are one of the leading talents in all of Burgundy. Their very small production is highly sought-after (and often in vain) by the world’s connoisseurs, simply because Mugneret Burgundy offers such a subtle yet potent impression of Burgundy’s most hallowed terroirs.
The history of the Mugnerets has much to do with fate, a theme not unfamiliar to grape growers or winemakers. The modern founder of the family estate, Dr. Georges Mugneret, was born into a winemaking family yet pursued his passion for wine alongside his profession as an ophthalmologist. In the late 1980s, however, he passed away after a short but serious illness, handing over the estate he had nurtured to his wife, Jacqueline, and two daughters, Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée, for them to either carry on, or sell.
Madame Mugneret said no sale; Marie-Christine gave up a career as a chemist to learn winemaking; and Marie-Andrée quickly finished her oenological studies. And with a passion and dedication no less than their father’s, they pushed on to establish Mugneret-Gibourg as the world-class domaine it is today. - North Berkeley Imports
90-92 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Aromas of raspberries, spices, smoked duck and espresso roast, framed by a deft application of new wood, introduce the Mugnerets' 2018 Vosne-Romanée Village, a medium to full-bodied, lively and nicely concentrated wine with fine tannins, a ripe core of fruit and a nicely defined, energetic finish. Since La Colombière was bottled separately this year, the 2018 represents a blend of lieux-dits Les Chalendins, Le Pré de la Folie, Les Champs Gourdin and Les Croix Blanches. (Jan 2020)"
90-92 points Jasper Morris, MW: "From Champ Goudins, Pré de la Folie (young vines from 2011), some Colombière and little bits of Chalandins and Croix Blanches. 14% alcohol. Deep purple with plenty of oak. The fruit absolutely swells across the palate with a luscious finish of oak and fruit combined, this will give great pleasure. (Nov 2019)"
91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2018 Vosne AC from Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg seems very much the same in personality and quality as it did last year, when it contained the la Colombière in the cuvée. The wine offers up a ripe and again, very pure bouquet of plums, black raspberries, chocolate, a lovely base of soil tones, vanillin oak and a very pungent topnote of violets (which makes the reference to violets in the Bourgogne seem far-fetched!). On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and velvety on the attack, with a sappy core of black fruit, ripe tannins and lovely focus and balance on the long, tangy and complex finish. A gorgeous villages. 2023-2055. (Nov/Dec 2019)"