2019

Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanee 2019

Ready — youthful

The 2019 village Vosne-Romanée from Mugneret-Gibourg reflects the vintage’s generosity — riper, rounder, and more immediately accessible than cooler years. Red cherry, dried rose, a hint of forest floor beginning to emerge. The tannins are fine and well-integrated; the acidity provides definition without austerity. This is drinking well now and does not require further patience.

Drinknow through 2030.

€ 295,00

Last bottle available

Weight 1 kg

Details

Country France
Region Burgundy, Vosne-Romanée
Producer Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg
Year 2019
Classification AOC Vosne-Romanée
Grapes 100% Pinot Noir
Color Red
Alcohol % 14
Serving Advice now to 2030
Condition Perfect. Actual bottle shown in gallery.
Content 750 ml

Reviews

Robert Parker - 92

The 2019 Vosne-Romanée Village is already immensely seductive, soaring from the glass with scents of sweet red berries, exotic spices, cherries and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety, it’s seamless and enveloping, with a succulent core of fruit, melting tannins and a long, perfumed finish.

Vinous - 88

The 2019 Vosne-Romanée Village comes from all the domaine’s parcels except for La Colombière. This has a fragrant bouquet of rose-petal-tinged dark berry fruit; the 40% new oak is nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. A little pinched at the moment, but it will flesh out with aeration. Fine.

Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg

Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg has been based in Vosne-Romanée since the 1930s and is now run by sisters Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée Mugneret. The holdings are serious — Ruchottes-Chambertin, Clos Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges premiers crus — but the domaine’s reputation rests as much on its village and lieu-dit wines, which are made with the same attention as the grands crus. Allocations are small and demand is consistent. The style is precise and restrained — not built for early drinking.

Terroir

Vosne-Romanée sits at the heart of the Côte de Nuits, on the mid-slope between Vougeot to the north and Nuits-Saint-Georges to the south. The village appellation draws from multiple parcels across that slope, where limestone and clay proportions shift with elevation. Higher parcels have thinner, stonier soils and more drainage; lower parcels are deeper and more fertile. A village wine from a serious domaine like Mugneret-Gibourg will typically draw from several of these, assembled to reflect the appellation rather than a single site. The soils here produce Pinot Noir with more weight and darker fruit than Chambolle-Musigny to the north — structure before finesse, though the best producers find both.

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