Domain Jacques Prieur Musigny Grand Cru 2015 Bottle (75cl)
The 2015 Domaine Jacques Prieur Musigny Grand Cru is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, produced on the Musigny climat in Chambolle-Musigny. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it was awarded 94-96/100 by The Wine Advocate, which recommends a drinking window from 2025 to 2045. The review describes a sophisticated bouquet of blackberry, dark fruits, cold stone and forest floor, supported by supple, ripe tannins, a precise finish and a saline touch.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chambolle Musigny
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jacques Prieur
- Parcelle / Cru
- Musigny [Rouge]
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Jacques Prieur
Domaine Jacques Prieur is a wine estate based in Meursault, whose vineyards cover 21 hectares between the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits. Stemming from the history of the Duvergey-Taboureau and Prieur families, it is now run by the Labruyère family alongside the Prieur heirs. Its plots include, in particular, Burgundian grands crus and premiers crus, as well as three monopole vineyards.
- Owner
- Famille Labruyère, avec les héritiers de la famille Prieur
- Maître de chais
- Nadine Gublin
- Surface (ha)
- 21.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 90 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of Domaine Jacques Prieur date back to 24 February 1868, the date of the marriage in Bligny-lès-Beaune between Claude Duvergey and Marie Taboureau, both from families with links to winegrowing. Claude Duvergey first founded the trading house Duvergey-Taboureau, which specialised in wines and spirits. In 1879, he acquired the Herbeux estate in Meursault, which became the heart of the domaine, and then embarked on a policy of acquiring vineyards. Faced with phylloxera, he adopted American vines as a solution for replanting following the introduction of this remedy in 1886. In 1889, the estate expanded to include, notably, the Clos de Mazeray in Meursault, as well as vineyards in Volnay Santenots, Clos Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny. In 1920, Claude Duvergey passed his holdings on to his grand-nephew, Jacques Prieur. Jacques Prieur founded the Paulée de Meursault with Count Jules Lafon in 1924. On the death of Marie Duvergey-Taboureau in 1935, he became the estate’s sole owner. He named the estate after himself in 1956; following his death in 1965 and that of his wife in 1974, the estate passed to his six children. In 1988, several French families, including the Labruyères, acquired a stake in the estate; the Labruyère family now runs the estate alongside the Prieur heirs. Nadine Gublin, the estate’s oenologist since 1990, has been in charge of technical management since 2009.
Musigny [Rouge]
Musigny is a Grand Cru appellation and a physically demarcated terroir in Chambolle-Musigny, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. Located above Clos de Vougeot, between the Premier Cru Les Amoureuses and the Grand Cru Échezeaux, it includes the lieux-dits Les Musigny, Les Petits Musigny, and part of La Combe d’Orveau. The vineyard occupies a fairly steep limestone and rocky terrace, the southern part of which rises towards the Combe d’Orveau. The appellation permits red wines and, as a singularity in the Côte de Nuits, a small production of white wine.
- Vineyard commune
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The BIVB links the name to a Musigny family active at the court of the Dukes of Burgundy in the 14th century; an INAO source also mentions a Gallo-Roman estate belonging to someone named Musinus.
- Exposure
- East to southeast
- Altitude
- 260–300 m
- Slope
- 8 to 14%
- Soil
- Shallow soils, with a little red clay in the upper part; overall more clayey and less calcareous than neighboring Grands Crus.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic limestone and rocky terrace, formed approximately 150 million years ago.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.770000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1895
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
Histoire de la parcelle
The reputation and demarcation of Musigny predate the AOC system: a judgment defining the cru dates from April 16, 1929. The Musigny Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée was initially recognized by the decree of September 11, 1936. The currently demarcated parcel area mentioned in the product specification was approved by the INAO during the sessions of June 1 and 2, 1988.
