Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST The engaging and fruity scent

The engaging and fruity scent and the rich

but never simple

green cardamom

but keeps the bitterness in check—this is modern West Coast

Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 070226ROBUST The engaging and fruity scentThe 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