Nuits-Saint-Georges, Rouge, Clos de la Maréchale, 1er Cru, 2023
Being poured after a Musigny is never an easy job but this year’s Clos de la Marechale handled the task admirably. It is an especially silky, fine boned Marechale with a greater emphasis on red fruits than in recent years, and wonderful tannic finesse. Open hearted, with bags of charm, and a tiny touch of gripping Nuits structure towards the finish. Clear and luminous, a hugely attractive wine. At 9ha it is the largest monopole in the Cote d'Or, with an average vine age of 50 years old. Based in the Premeaux Prissey commune, where the wines are very structured, Clos de la Marechale is built for ageing. Freddy Mugnier's skill has been in taming the naturally tannic character of the wines without supressing any vineyard expression.
critic reviews
The 2023 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale is denser and more structured than its Clos des Fourches sibling. Exhibiting notes of cassis, plums, raspberries, spices and petals, it's medium- to full-bodied, with good density and sweet tannins. It's showing better in bottle than it did from barrel.
The 2023 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de la Maréchale 1er Cru has a perfumed nose with wild strawberry, light cassis and violet scents that are a little Vosne-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins, dark berry fruit laced with cola and black pepper, leading to a classically styled slightly austere finish that will benefit from another 12 months in bottle.