Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg - Ruchottes-Chambertin 2017
Price: $1700.00
Sale Price: $1449.00
| Producer | Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Cote de Nuits |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Sku | 10664 |
Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Description
The Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg was founded in 1933 by a husband and wife duo, and later Dr. Georges Mugneret helped to expand the holdings all while holding down a full time job as an ophthalmologist. Upon his passing in 1988, Christine and Mary-Andrée took it upon themselves to devote their energies to their family's legacy. They combined their father's holdings (once named Domaine Georges Mugneret) and the historical family estate into one, producing a full range of divine wines from Bourgogne to the Grand Crus.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2017 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru is showing brilliantly from bottle, wafting from the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of wild berries, peonies, potpourri, dark chocolate, cinnamon and sweet soil tones that are even more beautifully integrated than they were when I tasted the wine from barrel last year. On the palate, it's full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a deep and multidimensional core, succulent acids and beautifully refined, powdery tannins, concluding with a long and mineral finish. This is an immensely elegant, graceful Ruchottes that has come together brilliantly.
Vinous Media: 93-95 Points
The 2017 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru is matured in 70% new oak with more François Frères barrels than other cuvée. The fragrant, mineral-driven bouquet articulates the terroir supremely well. The palate is medium-bodied with filigreed tannin, touches of brown spice intermingling with blackberry and bilberry fruit and merging with more red fruit and hints of fig and white pepper toward the persistent finish. This is an outstanding Ruchottes-Chambertin.
Burghound: 92-95 Points
This is the first wine to display more than a trace application of wood and here it's not subtle though not so prominent as to dominate the otherwise cool, restrained and elegant wisps of earth, dark berries and a hint of game. The mineral-driven but enveloping middle weight plus flavors possess muscle and plenty of punch on the mocha-infused, youthfully austere and very serious finish. This is a big wine in the context of what is typical for the vintage and should amply repay extended keeping.
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