Appellations
Premier Cru · Côte de Nuits
Clos de la Maréchale
Nuits-Saint-Georges · red and white · 9.5
The largest premier cru monopole on the Côte de Nuits, in Premeaux.
Under the vines
Deeper soil at the southern end of the commune, on gentler ground.
In the glass
Supple and aromatic rather than firm; there is a white version too, which is rare here.
Why it sits here
Leased to Faiveley for most of the twentieth century and returned to the Mugnier family in 2004.
Commonly misread
That it is in Nuits. It is in Premeaux-Prissey, which sells under the Nuits name.
Names worth knowing
Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier (monopole)