Domaine Gérard Mugneret Belair Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chaignots 2003 Bouteille (75cl) CLA
The 2003 Domaine Gérard Mugneret Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Chaignots is a 100% Pinot Noir red Burgundy. It comes from the Aux Chaignots climat, listed among the Premier Crus of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation in the Côte de Nuits. This 2003 vintage expresses a parcel-specific cuvée under the Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru classification.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Lightly Damaged Capsule
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Nuits Saint-Georges
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Gérard Mugneret
- Parcelle / Cru
- Aux Chaignots
- Millésime
- 2003
Domaine Gérard Mugneret
The Gérard Mugneret estate is a family-run business based in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates around 7 hectares spread across several appellations, with a significant proportion of the vineyard located in Vosne-Romanée. Pascal Mugneret now runs the estate and oversees the winemaking.
- Owner
- Pascal Mugneret
- Maître de chais
- Pascal Mugneret
- Surface (ha)
- 7.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to Eugène Mugneret, who acquired the first plots whilst working as a timber merchant. His son René was the first in the family to devote himself professionally to viticulture and developed the estate’s client base. Gérard Mugneret, born in 1948, succeeded him after his brother Jean had chosen a career in the Air Force. He produced his first wines under his own name in 1973, whilst part of the production continued to bear the René Mugneret label until 1986. The winery equipment was modernised in the early 1990s, notably with the introduction of a pneumatic press. The vineyard then expanded through the acquisition of plots such as Les Gravains in Savigny-lès-Beaune and Les Charmes in Chambolle-Musigny. After a career in industry, Pascal Mugneret returned to the estate in 2004 and produced his first vintages there in 2005. Under his leadership, herbicides were phased out in 2005, synthetic products in 2010, and practices inspired by biodynamics were introduced from 2011 onwards. Pascal Mugneret is now at the helm of EARL Gérard Mugneret and oversees both vineyard management and winemaking.
Aux Chaignots
Aux Chaignots is a climat officially classified as Premier Cru of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation, located in the northern part of the village territory, towards Vosne-Romanée. It occupies the upper part of the slope and benefits from a documented south-east exposure. A source describing the climat as a whole indicates an altitude of 260 to 280 meters and a fairly deep soil dominated by gravel. The slope and detailed geology of the entire climat are not established with sufficient precision in the sources consulted.
- Vineyard commune
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
- Origin of the vineyard name
- Disputed etymology: "Chaignot" is said to be a Burgundian diminutive of "Châgne", derived from the Old French "Chasne" (oak), evoking an ancient oak grove; an origin linked to iron-rich soil is also suggested.
- Exposure
- South-east
- Altitude
- 260–280 m
- Soil
- Fairly deep gravelly soil.
Histoire de la parcelle
Aux Chaignots belongs to the group of climats recognized as Premier Cru within the AOC Nuits-Saint-Georges, an appellation created on September 11, 1936. Its name likely preserves the memory of ancient oaks present in this sector, but this interpretation remains debated.
