Domain Gérard Mugneret Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees 2000 Bottle (75cl)
The 2000 Domaine Gérard Mugneret Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brulées is a red Burgundy crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir in the Vosne-Romanée appellation. This cuvée comes from the Premier Cru climat Aux Brulées, where the estate farms two plots totaling 0.2697 hectares, planted in 1939 and 1944. Located close to Richebourg, this terroir yields a wine described as deep, rich, and straight, with a rather introverted personality.
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
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Gérard Mugneret
- Parcelle / Cru
- Aux Brulées
- Millésime
- 2000
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
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 Brulées
Aux Brulées is an officially recognized climat for the Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru appellation, located on the slope northwest of the Richebourg grand cru, near Cros Parantoux and Les Beaux Monts. Viticultural mapping also links part of the La Combe Brulée cadastral lieu-dit to this appellation. Institutional sources generally describe the terroirs of Vosne-Romanée as east-facing, on carbonate soils mixing limestone elements, clayey marls, scree, and fine particles, but they do not provide a distinct and complete pedological characterization for Aux Brulées alone.
- Vineyard commune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name refers to the ancient practice of paring and burning, which means clearing or cultivating land by burning.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.270000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Two parcels farmed; tenure status not specified
- Indicative vine age
- Two parcels of 0.1750 ha and 0.0947 ha, planted respectively in 1939 and 1944.
Histoire de la parcelle
The toponymy of Aux Brulées preserves the memory of land clearance by paring and burning carried out to establish certain vineyards. The AOC Vosne-Romanée was recognized by decree on September 11, 1936. In 1943, Aux Brulées was integrated into the recognized list of climats eligible for the Premier Cru designation, a list based on the classification of Côte crus established in the 19th century; the current product specification confirms this designation and also partially includes La Combe Brulée in its cadastral correspondence.
