Jacques-Frederic Mugnier, Nuits St. Georges, Clos de la Marechale (rouge) 2014 Piedmont Jean-Louis Trapet

Jean-Louis Trapet

This wine has such beautifully pure fruit tones that it is still a touch fruit-driven in personality at age twenty-three

Syrah 2019 (1

I would be inclined to continue to hold this wine in the cellar and allow the soil tones to more fully take center stage

matured in 40–50% new oak

Jacques-Frederic Mugnier, Nuits St. Georges, Clos de la Marechale (rouge) 2014 Piedmont Jean-Louis Trapet93 points John Gilman The 2014 Clos de la Marchale is also superb, as again, the very elegant profile of the vintage works perfectly with this terroir. The outstanding nose jumps from the glass in a very pure blend of red and black cherries, pomegranate, cocoa, a superb base of soil, violets and a deft framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure, and full bodied, with excellent transparency, suave tannins, a sappy core and excellent