Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret in the village of Vosne-Romanée comprises over 30 hectares of vineyards from Marsannay to Beaune ranging from villages-level to Grand Cru. Owners Vincent and Anne Mongeard practice sustainable viticulture, ‘la lutte raisonnée’, with a focus on improving soil health with manure and compost. They also put a lot of thought into choosing the perfect, fine-grain oak barrels for maturation. Oak is carefully selected from the Nièvre and Tronçais forests, before being cured at the domaine for 18-24 months and assembled into barrels by a local cooper. Each barrel is used for up to five years.
The Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret wines are characterised by their elegance and intensity. Vincent and Anne’s use of new oak ranges from 30-40% for the villages and 1er Crus, up to 100% new oak for the Grand Crus, depending on the vintage. The Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘Les Plateaux’ is hand-harvested from a 0.5-hectare vineyard which borders prime 1er Cru vineyards. The resulting wine is elegant and precise, with bright red cherry fruit flavours, violets, and sweet spice lingering on the finish.
The Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru ‘Les Narbantons’ is sourced from a 1.3-hectare plot of 53-year-old vines. Known for its finesse, this 1er Cru balances fragrant red fruit, precise acidity, and an elegant texture on the palate. The Grand Cru Echézeaux ‘La Grande Complication’ hails from 60- to 70-year-old vines and has a vibrant and layered fruit character, with a powerful structure underpinned by the new oak and elegant, fine-grained tannins.
