90 points, Wine Spectator
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About the Wine
The Mongeard-Mugneret Fixin is produced from 3 acres of 40-year-old Pinot Noir vines rooted in stony, argillo-calcareous soils. Hand-harvested, fully destemmed, and matured with a light touch of new oak (5–10%), the wine offers firm tannins, vibrant acidity, and a muscular structure built for aging. Initially marked by earthy, gamey aromas, it evolves over time to reveal a generous, aromatic bouquet and lasting depth.
Critic Reviews
90 points, Wine Spectator
"A succulent, spicy style, exuding blackberry, black cherry, violet, vanilla and sweet spice aromas and flavors. Vivid acidity keeps this from being top-heavy, while the oak treatment infuses the earthy finish. Best from 2028 through 2042. 30 cases imported."
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.
