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Domaine J-F Mugnier

Freddy Mugnier's 2005s are wines to make a Burgundy lover cry-especially if he or she doesn't own them-but his '06s are no less remarkable in the context of the newer vintage. He picked early, with good sugars, actually beginning before the official start of the harvest in the Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos de la Marechale on September 18, and though he brought in his fruit in good conditions he was unsure of its quality at the outset. Today he's far more positive. "The structure of the '06s is more apparent than that of the '05s," he began. "Their tannins are a bit sharp, and they have slightly more acidity, but the wines are almost as dense as the 2005s. Of course, this was not at all evident just after the fermentations: we thought they were a bit weak in the middle. Now they seem to combine the structure of the '99s with the intensity and sharpness of the 2001s." Mugnier carried out the same vinification as in recent years: two to four pigeages per day during the last half of the fermentation, when most of the grape sugars have already been fermented. His aim is to keep the berries uncrushed as long as possible, which helps him extend the length of the fermentation. Grape sugars, according to Mugnier, were the same here in '06 as in the previous year-from 12.5% up to 14% for part of the Clos de la Marechale.

From 2006 and 2005 Red Burgundies (Mar 2008) by Stephen Tanzer

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2005 Musigny

Release Price: $519

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