2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos de la Maréchale Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier, Burgund

Allen Meadows' Burghound - 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos de la Maréchale, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

A brooding, slightly riper and more deeply pitched nose features notes of poached plum, cassis and plenty of spice and floral nuances and in particular violet. There is very good punch to the delicious and suave medium-bodied flavors that exude more evident minerality on the firm, serious and youthfully austere finish. This is perhaps not quite as refined as it usually is but the complexity and persistence are excellent and overall, this is particularly impressive given the hailstorms of 2018. - Allen Meadows, Jan. 2021

Vinous - 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos de la Maréchale, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de la Maréchale 1er Cru was tasted from a blend of five cuvées. It has an attractive bouquet of mainly black fruit laced with black tea and bay leaf notes, plus touches of rose petal in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, tending more toward a red fruit profile, with wonderful salinity on the finish. Good potential. Excellent. - Neal Martin, Jan. 2020