Domaine Mongeard Mugneret Beaune Les Avaux Premier Cru ">
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Winery: | Domaine Mongeard Mugneret |
| Description: | The Mongeard family arrived in Vosne-Romanée in the 18th century, and records show 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. His father had died five years before, and there was no one left to do the job. 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, because of the exceptional quality of the family's wines. Robert Parker describes the wines of the domaine: 'The style of winemaking seems to extract rich, supple, concentrated fruit from the grapes.The wines always seem to show well young, but also age nicely for 10-15 years.'. Since 1997, Vincent Mongeard, Jean's son, has been 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. Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret today covers a total area of more than 25 hectares, divided into 22 appellations. Their vineyards are 45-50 years old on average, and are grafted with superior Pinot Noir clones. All of the wines are 100% de-stemmed with the exception of Richebourg, for which they include 1/3 stems for more tannic structure. Beaune Premier Cru "Les Avaux" AOC : The wines from "Les Avaux" are very deep and dark in color. The bouquet is very varied and complex, with sauvage notes suggestive of leather and aromas of red and dark fruits, including red berries, blackcurrants and morello cherries. Both silky and dense, in the mouth the Beaune 1er Cru "Les Avaux" has great distinction, and is very well balanced as well as warm and round. There are firm but not excessive tannins magnificently blended with flavors of dark cherries with underlying cured meat nuances. |
| Price: | $ 99.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Bottle Shop of Spring Lake
| Address: |
1400 Third Ave Spring Lake, NJ 07762 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 732-449-5525 |
| Fax: | 732-449-1708 |
First added to 1000 Corks on November 28, 2024.
