Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier • Chambolle-Musigny, France
Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses Premier Cru from Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is one of Burgundy’s most coveted exp…Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses Premier Cru from Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is one of Burgundy’s most coveted expressions of Pinot Noir, from a tiny 0.53 ha parcel on shallow red clay over limestone in the heart of Chambolle’s legend…Learn More »
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/750ml
2009 Retail Average
96
/100
2009 Pro Rating
Red fruits feel almost crystalline in this 2009 Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses, pulsing over a core of cool stone and gentle smokiness, with a faint herbal whisper in the background. It’s dense yet somehow weightless, the sweetness of ripe raspberry and cherry wrapped in firm acidity and ultra-fine tannin, finishing with a long, mouthcoating glow that hints at far more complexity still to come. A profound, tightly coiled Amoureuses that already beguiles but clearly has another gear in reserve.
duck à l'orange, porcini mushroom risotto, roast pigeon with thyme
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Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses Premier Cru from Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is one of Burgundy’s most coveted expressions of Pinot Noir, from a tiny 0.53 ha parcel on shallow red clay over limestone in the heart of Chambolle’s legendary Les Amoureuses vineyard. Vinified with 100% destemming and gentle, classical élevage (around 18 months in barrel with modest new oak), it is renowned for its intensely perfumed, floral and red-fruited bouquet, silk-saturated texture, and a refined, chalky minerality that often rivals true grands crus in f…