📌 Description
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées 2016 – Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is a refined, racy Pinot Noir from a classic, precise vintage. Neighboring the legendary Bonnes-Mares, this prestigious climat delivers a wine of rare elegance, combining aromatic intensity, freshness, and depth.
🍇 Grape Variety
100% Pinot Noir.
Burgundy’s king grape shows a subtle, complex profile here: fresh red and black fruits, violet, peony, delicate spices, and a marked minerality.
🌍 Region / Country
Burgundy – Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru (Côte de Nuits, France).
Les Fuées lies on stony clay-limestone soils, giving the wine structure, finesse, and remarkable ageing potential.
🌡️ Serving Temperature
Serve between 15 and 16 °C (59–61 °F). Decant for 45 minutes to 1 hour when young.
⏳ Ageing Potential
15 to 25 years.
• 2020–2025: youthful brilliance, marked by freshness and fruit.
• 2026–2035: peak, ideal balance of intensity and elegance.
• After 2036: tertiary evolution toward leather, truffle, and forest floor.
👁️ Appearance
• Color: bright ruby with garnet highlights.
• Clarity: clear and luminous.
• Legs: fine and regular, showing precision and elegance.
👃 Nose
• Aromatic intensity: fine and complex.
• First nose: raspberry, cherry, redcurrant.
• Second nose: violet, peony, delicate mineral and spicy notes.
👄 Palate
• Attack: fresh and elegant.
• Structure: fine, racy tannins with balanced acidity.
• Dominant aromas: fresh red fruits, violet, peony, fine spices, minerality.
• Overall balance: refined, harmonious, and persistent.
• Length: long and precise, with a floral and mineral finish.
🍽️ Food Pairings
• Roast Bresse chicken.
• Veal or lamb fillet with morels.
• Fine game birds (partridge, pheasant).
• Delicate cheeses (Chaource, Brillat-Savarin, aged Comté).
⭐ Overall Impression / Style
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées 2016 – Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is a wine of great elegance, uniting intensity, freshness, and complexity. An exceptional Premier Cru that reflects the finesse of the vintage.
