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Musigny Grand Cru

Jacques Prieur Musigny Grand Cru Bouteille
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    Vintage 2016
    26th-28th April: Devastating frost episode!

    After a very mild winter and a warm spring weather in the second half of April, the bud break was advanced but the frost with high level or humidity at the end of the month destroyed the parcels with the best exposition. After the frost the vine was developing slowly. Acceleration in growth and the maturity of grapes were possible thanks to very warm and dry summer, with ripening that started quickly by mid-August. The harvest started on 20th September and the sanitary condition of the vineyard was perfect.

  • Grape Variety & Plot size

    Grape variety : 100% Pinot Noir on a 0.77 hectare plot

  • Terroir

    This is one of the greatest terroirs in the Côte de Nuits. The vineyard is located on a fault overlooking the Clos Vougeot and bordering on the Combe d'Orveau. Le Musigny has south-east facing sun exposure and a unique, sunny microclimate.
    The thin, light soil has a high proportion of stones that not only guarantee good drainage, but also store heat in the daytime and release it at night.
    The grapes are always very ripe and produce a velvety nectar with lovely floral (violet) aromas and an impressively long aftertaste.

  • Vinification & Ageing

    The grapes were handpicked into small crates, then sorted and totally destemmed. The wine stayed on the skins for 20 days in temperature-controlled open oak vats. Pigeage (punching down the cap) was done twice a day during alcoholic fermentation.
    100% malolactic fermentation
    The wine was aged entirely in oak barrels.
    Duration of barrel ageing : 20 months

  • Tasting Notes

    Tasted in June 2018
    COLOUR : Dark ruby red with intense purple reflections.
    NOSE : Subtle and elegant with notes of dark berries, ripe and fresh black cherry evolving with aeration into floral notes.
    PALATE : Dense and smooth with tasty black fruit aromas and notes of spices and pepper. Rich and fresh tannins and with very beautiful maturity on the finish.

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