Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Nuits Saint Georges Les Plateaux 2021

Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Nuits Saint Georges Les Plateaux

Region: Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 13%

Full and firm, with a deep intense colour and rich and complex aromas of cherries, blackcurrants and truffles. Earthy on the palate, with hints of spice. Very firm structure and an excellent balance between tannins, the rounded mouthfeel and a clean fresh acidity.

The Nuits-Saint-Georges vineyards consist predominantly of hollows and rising ground, but there are some plots - as is the case with the aptly named 'Les Plateaux' - which are flat. The soils are a mixture of sedimentary layers dating back to the middle of the Jurassic period. Oligocene marls lie to the north of Nuits with clayey loams covering much of the area. These are combined with red loams on beds of flint as well as alluvial soils from the valley of the Meuzin, a small river which divides the Nuits vineyards to the north and south. The altitude of the vineyards does not exceed 280 metres and the average age of the vines is 50 years old. Harvesting is done exclusively by hand.

Owned by Vincent and Anne Mongeard, Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret is located in the village of Vosne-Romanée. The domaine comprises over 30 hectares of vineyards in 35 Burgundy appellations, ranging from villages-level to Grand Cru. Vincent and Anne practice sustainable viticulture, ‘la lutte raisonnée’, with a focus on improving soil health with manure and compost. They also put a lot of thought into choosing the perfect, fine-grain oak barrels for maturation. Oak is carefully selected from Nièvre and Tronçais in Allier, before being cured at the domaine for 18-24 months and assembled into barrels by a local cooper. Each barrel is used for up to five years.