Vosne Romanée 1er cru "les petits monts" 2021 - domaine Mongeard-Mugneret

Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 2021 — Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret

This Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 2021 from Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret expresses one of the most refined and sought-after climats of Vosne-Romanée. Situated in the immediate environment of the village’s greatest crus, this Premier Cru delivers a Pinot Noir of great finesse: ripe cherry, fresh red fruits, violet, rose, sweet spices, liquorice, delicate leather, fine earth, limestone minerality and silky tannins.

A historic domaine based in Vosne-Romanée, Mongeard-Mugneret cultivates a mosaic of great terroirs across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Les Petits Monts belongs to those Premier Crus capable of combining perfume, tension and depth without ever losing the natural elegance of the village. The 2021 vintage, cooler and more classical, particularly highlights aromatic precision, delicate fruit and the purity of Pinot Noir.

Terroir: Les Petits Monts, above Richebourg

The Les Petits Monts climat lies on the upper slopes of Vosne-Romanée, above Richebourg, in a sector renowned for finesse and tension. This Premier Cru occupies a privileged hillside position, where Pinot Noir benefits from a balance of freshness, drainage and exposure, producing wines that are more aerial and chiselled than massive.

The brown clay-limestone soils of Vosne-Romanée bring a combination of flesh, perfume and minerality. Old vines naturally add greater depth and persistence, while the hillside position reinforces length and precision. In the 2021, this terroir translates into aromas of ripe cherry, violet, red fruits, fine spices, delicate leather and a broad, silky and elegant palate.

Tasting notes

Appearance: light to medium ruby, bright, clear and still youthful in expression. The colour reflects the fresher and more delicate style of the 2021 vintage, with the natural transparency typical of Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée.

Nose: fine, floral and unmistakably Vosne, with ripe cherry, small red berries, strawberry, violet, rose, sweet spices, fine liquorice and a touch of delicate earth. With aeration, nuances of fine leather, sweet pepper, light forest floor, dry leaf and limestone minerality may appear.

Palate: medium-bodied, supple, pure and elegant, with precise fruit, fresh acidity and silky tannins. Flavours of cherry, red fruits, violet, spice and liquorice extend into a fine, harmonious and persistent finish. The whole favours delicacy, perfume and textural finesse rather than massive concentration.

Expression of the 2021 vintage

The 2021 vintage in Burgundy is a fresh, classical and precise year, often marked by wines that are more delicate, more taut and more transparent than solar vintages. For Les Petits Monts, this freshness highlights the floral character, small red fruits, fine spices and minerality of the terroir, with a palate that is less massive but highly elegant.

Today, this Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 2021 remains young and will benefit from a few years of ageing to soften further. It can already be tasted for its aromatic brightness and finesse after measured aeration, but it should gradually develop more forest floor, fine leather, dried flowers, melted spices, noble earth and tertiary complexity.