96 points, Wine Spectator
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96 points, James Suckling
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95 points, Wine Spectator
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About the Wine
The Mongeard-Mugneret Echezeaux Grand Cru is crafted from 4.5 acres of estate vineyards planted with 25- to 60-year-old Pinot Noir vines on hard limestone soils with low clay content. Harvested entirely by hand and meticulously sorted, the wine is matured in 60–80% new oak barrels to bring finesse and complexity to this celebrated Grand Cru. It offers a refined expression of both its prestigious terroir and the domaine’s precise winemaking approach.
Critic Reviews
96 points, James Suckling
96 points, Wine Spectator
"An overlay of white pepper and grilled oranges to the ripe but nuanced berry fruit. Touches of dark minerals, forest floor, mushrooms and dark spices as well. Properly structured yet delicate and transparent, with a medium to full body and a lasting finish hallmarked by tension and great length. A joy to taste now, as it is perfectly balanced and refined, but it will become more complex in the next five years. Better after 2027."
96 points, Wine Spectator
"Ripe, plump and juicy, boasting aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry, floral, incense and spices, this red ticks all the pleasure boxes. It's supple and harmonious, underlined by the requisite acidity and firm tannins fo evolve over the next two decades. Super energy, complexity and persistence. Best from 2029 through 2048.—B.S."
About The Winery
The Mongeard family arrived in Vosne-Romanée in the eighteenth century, with records showing a Mongeard working as vigneron for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in 1786. In 1945, Jean Mongeard, whose mother was a Mugneret, found himself making wine at the age of 16 in the place of his father who had died years earlier. The entire 1945 crop was purchased by Baron le Roy, Marquis d'Angerville, and Henri Gouges. Gouges instructed the young Mongeard to personally bottle the wines, rather than sell in barrel. In 1975, Vincent Mongeard, Jean's son, began working alongside his father and became responsible for viticulture and vinification of the domaine's wines. He persuaded his father to return to the traditional method of bottling, without filtration, filtering only with certain vintages. Jean Mongeard retired in 1995, and Vincent assumed complete leadership of the domaine. Today, Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret covers a total area of more than 75 acres, split among 35 appellations. The varied range of climats in which the Mongeards own vineyards results, naturally, in wines of great diversity.
