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Domaine J-F Mugnier

Mugnier made the full yields in 1999, after having produced an infinitesimal 20 hectoliters per hectare the previous year. He picked much of the fruit after the rains that interrupted the harvest but noted that rain in early September had already swelled the grapes and that the late precipitation caused little additional dilution. Mugnier shortened his macerations but did a more extractive vinification, punching down the cap more frequently. (In '98, in contrast, he did a cooler, less extractive vinification to avoid getting hard tannins.) The '99s are slightly higher in pH, and lower in sugar, than the '98s, which he describes as his best vintage of the '90s. I underestimated these '98s a year ago; the Musigny in particular is stunning-an early candidate for wine of the vintage. The '99s had been racked and sulfured about three weeks prior to my visit and thus may well turn out to be more supple than they showed in November. (A Becky Wasserman selection; importers include Martin-Scott Wines, Ltd., Lake Success, NY; and Esquin Imports, San Francisco, CA)

From 1999 and 1998 Red Burgundies (Mar 2001) by Stephen Tanzer

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1998 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses

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