Jacques Frederic Mugnier Nuits St. Georges Clos de la Marechale Rouge 1er Cru 2009 (750ML)

92 BH / 92 VM / 91 JM / 17 JR

Tasting note: An overtly ripe yet agreeably fresh nose mixes notes of spice, plum, earth and black cherry. The rich, velvety and opulent medium weight plus flavors are still notably youthful and muscular yet the abundant sap buffers the moderately firm tannic spine on the delicious, lengthy and ever-so-slightly warm finale. This is also still very much on the way up and while the excellent level of dry extract would allow this to be enjoyed now, I would again be inclined to allow it another few years of cellaring first. This isn't classic and stylistically I prefer the 2010 but with that said, the '09 is excellent nonetheless. Drink 2024+. –Allen Meadows, Burghound

Mugnier’s 2009 Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos de la Marechale was drop-dead gorgeous. Clos de la Marechale is another of my go-to wines, as it is readily available (by Burgundian standards) and rarely excessively marked up on restaurant lists. The 2009 was ripe, open and seductive. Although very much in the style of the year, the Clos de la Marechale also showed plenty of structure in support of the radiant, expressive fruit. Readers fortunate enough to own the 2009 can look forward to a broad and long drinking window.-Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

A fine full colour. This is unusually explosive on the nose, given that Frédéric’s wines are more often noted for their discretion, the ripe fruits have a few blackberries in amongst them. This is very pure up front, riper than usual for Fred at the back, not the quintessence of what he wants to do., but a delicious wine nonetheless.-Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

Very charming, pure, intense fruit (more intense and rather riper than usual for this wine) with tannins still a little more evident than I would have expected. Lots of fun and a versatile wine to enjoy with fish main courses.-Jancis Robinson