Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | J.F Mugnier |
Label Name: | Musigny Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2007 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Musigny, Chambolle‑Musigny, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 15-17°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (WA) 94; Vinous/Antonio Galloni 94; Jancis Robinson 18. 5/20; John Gilman 96
Tasting Note
Perfumed Musigny: red and black cherry, raspberry, rose and violet florals with star‑anise, vanilla spice, forest‑floor and iron minerality. Silky, sappy core, fine‑grained tannins, bright acidity and a very long, poised finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, duck à l'orange, lamb, mushroom risotto, beef Wellington. Asian: Peking/Cantonese roast duck, miso‑glazed black cod, soy‑ginger seared duck, char siu, mushroom ramen.
Production Method
100% Pinot Noir; hand‑harvested, fully de‑stemmed, native‑yeast fermentation in open vats; ~18 months in French oak with low new oak (~15%); bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Family domaine founded 1863; Frédéric (Jacques‑Frédéric) Mugnier modernized the estate from 1985, holding ~1.1 ha in Musigny and producing small, highly allocated Grand Cru bottlings focused on terroir expression.