Domain Georges Mugneret Clos Vougeot 1992 Bottle (75cl)
The 1992 Domaine Georges Mugneret Clos Vougeot is a red Burgundy wine from the Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru appellation, in the commune of Vougeot, Côte de Nuits. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from the estate's parcel within the Clos de Vougeot. This vine, the first parcel acquired by Georges Mugneret in 1953, ties this cuvée to the history of the estate. A mature Burgundian grand cru to be appreciated for its expression of an emblematic Côte de Nuits terroir.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Georges Mugneret
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos de Vougeot
- Millésime
- 1992
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Georges Mugneret
The name Georges Mugneret historically refers to a family-run estate in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. Founded around the vineyards acquired by Georges Mugneret, it was merged in 2009 to form the Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg. The estate is now run by his daughters, Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée Mugneret, and cultivates just over 8 hectares spread across nine appellations.
- Owner
- Famille Mugneret, représentée par Marie-Christine et Marie-Andrée Mugneret
- Maître de chais
- Marie-Christine Mugneret
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- entre 20 000 et 30 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Jeanne Gibourg and André Mugneret, who married in 1928, settled in Vosne-Romanée in 1930. They founded Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg in 1933, producing wines from Burgundy, Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Échezeaux, amongst others. Their only son, Georges Mugneret (1929–1988), practised as an ophthalmologist in Dijon whilst developing the family’s wine-growing business. He gradually built up Domaine Georges Mugneret by acquiring plots of land, including part of Clos de Vougeot in 1953, a premier cru in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1971, Ruchottes-Chambertin in 1977, Les Vignes Rondes in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1982 and Les Feusselottes in Chambolle-Musigny in 1985. Following the death of Georges Mugneret in 1988, his wife Jacqueline ensured the estate’s continuity alongside their daughters Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée. Marie-Christine trained in oenology and joined the estate, whilst Marie-Andrée, a graduate in oenology from the University of Burgundy, joined them in 1992. The two family estates, Mugneret-Gibourg and Georges Mugneret, were merged in 2009 under the name Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg. Jacqueline then retired, and Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée took over the running of the estate. Marie-Christine oversees the wines during their ageing and bottling, whilst Marie-Andrée is specifically responsible for the vineyard and marketing.
Clos de Vougeot
The Clos de Vougeot is a vast, single-piece vineyard enclosure, surrounded by walls and located at the foot of the Côte de Nuits slope, in the commune of Vougeot. Its terroir varies markedly from top to bottom: thin, gravelly soils on Bajocian limestone in the upper part, more clayey brown soils on limestone debris in the middle, and deeper, clayey and silty soils on a marly layer in the lower part. The site simultaneously constitutes a physically demarcated Burgundian climat and the emblematic parcel area of the AOC Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot or Clos Vougeot.
- Vineyard commune
- Vougeot
- Origin of the vineyard name
- "Clos" designates the vineyard historically enclosed by walls; "Vougeot" takes up the name of the place, linked to the Vouge which marks a historical boundary of the estate.
- Altitude
- 240–265 m
- Slope
- gentle, average of about 3.8%
- Soil
- At the top, shallow, granular soils rich in gravel; in the middle, shallow, more clayey brown soils on limestone debris; at the bottom, deeper brown soils rich in clay and fine silt.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic complex; Bajocian limestone slab in the upper part, limestone debris in the middle, and marly layer in the lower part, with the influence of superficial formations linked to the outlet of the combe d'Orveau.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.340000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1953
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
- Indicative vine age
- Two rows replanted in 1954, then the rest of the parcel in 1960; occasional replacement of dead vines since then.
Histoire de la parcelle
The wine estate was gradually established by the Cistercian abbey of Cîteaux starting from the early 12th century; a medieval agreement set boundaries that have remained almost unchanged, and the wall was built before the end of that century. The farm buildings were developed from the 12th to the 15th century, then complemented in 1551 by the Renaissance residence that became the château du Clos de Vougeot. The abbey kept the estate until the Revolution; the buildings and vineyards were confiscated and then sold as national property in 1791, subsequently leading to the fragmentation of the property. The appellation d'origine contrôlée Clos de Vougeot or Clos Vougeot was recognized by decree on July 31, 1937.
