Chambolle-Musigny "les fuées" 2016 -Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées 2016 — Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

This Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées 2016 from Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier expresses one of the most elegant, subtle and sought-after climats of Chambolle-Musigny. Located in the continuation of the village’s great terroirs, Les Fuées gives a Pinot Noir of remarkable finesse, at once floral, airy and profoundly mineral: red cherry, Morello cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, redcurrant, rose, violet, fine spices, black tea, fine earth, chalk, delicate forest floor and a long saline finish.

Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is one of the most refined signatures of the Côte de Nuits, renowned for wines of exceptional purity, delicate texture and remarkable terroir transparency. Les Fuées perfectly embodies this approach: a Premier Cru of grace, perfume and tension, where depth never relies on power. The 2016 vintage brings freshness, precision, energy and great tannic finesse.

Terroir: Les Fuées, floral finesse and tension in Chambolle-Musigny

The Les Fuées climat lies in a privileged sector of Chambolle-Musigny, neighbouring major terroirs that produce some of the most refined wines of the Côte de Nuits. This Premier Cru is distinguished by a particularly fine expression of Pinot Noir: silky texture, floral perfume, mineral energy and great length. It offers a delicate reading of Chambolle, based more on grace than on power.

The clay-limestone soils, stones and limestone elements bring the wine tension, precision and a saline finish. At Mugnier, Les Fuées translates into a refined, almost airy expression, where red fruit, flowers, fine spices and minerality merge with great harmony. In 2016, the freshness of the vintage highlights fruit purity, tannic finesse and terroir precision.

Tasting notes

Appearance: luminous ruby with garnet and purple reflections, bright, delicate and still well sustained. The colour reflects the freshness of the 2016 vintage and the natural transparency of a great Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir.

Nose: fine, pure and highly expressive, with red cherry, Morello cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, redcurrant, fresh red fruits, rose, violet, fine spices, black tea and fine earth. With aeration, nuances of delicate forest floor, bark, fine leather, sweet pepper, dried petal, wet chalk and limestone minerality may appear.

Palate: medium-bodied, silky, fresh and delicately structured, with precise red fruit carried by very fine mineral energy. Flavours of cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, redcurrant, spices, black tea, fine earth and chalk unfold with elegance, supported by fine tannins and clear acidity. The finish is long, fresh, saline and floral, with an impression of purity, lace-like texture and great Burgundian nobility.

Expression of the 2016 vintage

The 2016 vintage in Burgundy produced red wines that are fresh, precise, balanced and often remarkably expressive after a demanding season. In Chambolle-Musigny, this freshness highlights the delicacy of Pinot Noir, the purity of red fruit, tannic finesse and the floral dimension of the great climats. In Les Fuées, the 2016 stands out for its grace, tension and saline finish.

Today, this Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées 2016 remains young but is beginning to reveal fine aromatic complexity. It can already show expressiveness after measured aeration, while retaining significant ageing potential. With time, notes of forest floor, black tea, fine leather, dried flowers, melted spices, fine earth and chalk should gradually join the purity of the red fruit.