Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret, Les Narbantons, Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru, Burgundy, France, 2022

Overview of the Wine
The Mongeard family arrived in Vosne-Romanée in the eighteenth century, with records showing a Mongeard working as vigneron for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in 1786. In 1945, Jean Mongeard, whose mother was a Mugneret, found himself making wine at the age of 16 in the place of his father who had died years earlier. The entire 1945 crop was purchased by Baron le Roy, Marquis d’Angerville, and Henri Gouges. Gouges instructed the young Mongeard to personally bottle the wines, rather than sell in barrel. In 1975, Vincent Mongeard, Jean’s son, began working alongside his father and became responsible for viticulture and vinification of the domaine’s wines. He persuaded his father to return to the traditional method of bottling, without filtration, filtering only with certain vintages. Jean Mongeard retired in 1995, and Vincent assumed complete leadership of the domaine. Today, Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret covers a total area of more than 75 acres, split among 35 appellations. The varied range of climats in which the Mongeards own vineyards results, naturally, in wines of great diversity.

Grape / Blend
Pinot Noir

Origin
Burgundy, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
This Premier Cru shows a deeper color intensity than the Village-level wines. Its bouquet is elegant and expressive, dominated by red fruit. Concentrated and structured, it balances character, finesse, and grace. These wines are especially appreciated for their early approachability, though in the best vintages they also age beautifully.

94 Points - James Suckling
Pure and delicate, with grilled grapefruit, berries, fine spices and a hint of white pepper and vanilla on the nose. Fluid and refined, with a medium body and soft, polished tannins. Transparent and lengthy. 

93 Points - Wine Spectator
A hefty dose of new oak wraps this red's strawberry and cherry fruit in toast and sweet spice flavors. Incense and mineral elements add depth as this persists on the lengthy finish. Tight and youthful, with fine potential.

Product size: 750ml