Mongeard-Mugneret • Flagey-Echezeaux, France
Mongeard-Mugneret’s Echezeaux Grand Cru is a pure Pinot Noir from hard limestone soils in the heart of the Côte de Nuits…Mongeard-Mugneret’s Echezeaux Grand Cru is a pure Pinot Noir from hard limestone soils in the heart of the Côte de Nuits, yielding a clear garnet wine that marries richness and finesse. Typically vanilla‑scented, smoky and red-fruited in yo…Learn More »
$375
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
94
/100
2021 Pro Rating
Fine-boned yet clearly powerful, Mongeard-Mugneret Echezeaux Grand Cru 2021 layers pure red cherry and strawberry fruit with floral lift, gentle stem spice and a cool, mineral edge that gives the wine an almost saline snap. The texture glides between silk and steel: concentrated but not heavy, with a firm, tightly coiled core that promises far more nuance once the youthful reduction and structure relax with time.
Roast duck with cherries; Soy-glazed pork belly; Mushroom and truffle risotto
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Mongeard-Mugneret’s Echezeaux Grand Cru is a pure Pinot Noir from hard limestone soils in the heart of the Côte de Nuits, yielding a clear garnet wine that marries richness and finesse. Typically vanilla‑scented, smoky and red-fruited in youth, it evolves with a few years in bottle toward truffle, forest floor and game, with supple, fine-grained tannins and a succulent, red-berry-driven palate. This is a sensual, “feminine” style of Echezeaux, emphasizing perfume, silkiness and layered complexity over sheer power.