Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 PURYEARSALE La Rue des Noyers—named for

La Rue des Noyers—named for hazelnut trees that once bordered the parcel—is 100% Pinot Meunier from this 1

with a distinguished body from the pinot noir and thedelicate finesse of chardonnay

ripe berries

the vineyard makes a Pinot that has more in common with Côte de Nuits than with the cool-coastal Pinots dominating California right now: structured

Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 PURYEARSALE La Rue des Noyers—named forThe 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