Gérard Mugneret
A small, respected Vosne-Romanée domaine with holdings across the Côte de Nuits and a foothold in the Côte de Beaune. The wines are precise and classically styled, with Suchots and Brûlées anchoring the range.
History
Gérard Mugneret is a family domaine based in Vosne-Romanée, one of dozens of grower estates in the village that traces its roots to the postwar consolidation of small vineyard parcels across the Côte de Nuits. The Mugneret name appears in several forms in Vosne-Romanée, most notably through the better-known Mugneret-Gibourg, and the two are distinct operations with separate ownership and holdings. Gérard Mugneret has operated as an independent domaine, working with parcels assembled over generations in the manner typical of this part of Burgundy, where estate boundaries shift gradually through inheritance and occasional purchase rather than through dramatic acquisitions. The domaine is modest in scale, as most serious Vosne producers tend to be.
Vineyards
The domaine's holdings span two appellations of the Côte de Nuits and reach into the Côte de Beaune. In Vosne-Romanée, the key parcels are Les Suchots and Aux Brûlées, two premiers crus that sit on the upper and mid-slope respectively, with Brûlées known for its proximity to Richebourg and the intensity that often implies. In Nuits-Saint-Georges, the domaine works La Richemone and Aux Cras, both premiers crus on the southern end of the appellation where soils tend toward more clay and the wines carry more weight. The Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Murots is a village-level climat rather than a premier cru, and the Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravains extends the range into the Côte de Beaune. A Bourgogne rouge rounds out the portfolio. Specific farming certifications for this domaine are not well documented in the public record; practices are likely conventional or lutte raisonnée in line with many small Côte de Nuits estates.
Winemaking
The wines are made in a classical Burgundian idiom, with no documented departure from standard regional practice. Fermentation in open-top vessels with some proportion of whole clusters is plausible given the style of the wines, though the precise regime, including the degree of destemming, oak percentage, and aging duration, has not been extensively documented in the trade press. The finished wines tend toward the precise and measured rather than the extracted or heavily oaked, which is consistent with what the better Vosne estates pursue. Suchots and Brûlées are the wines most likely to reward extended cellaring.
Wines
2023 Poupre
2023 Bourgogne Rouge
2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Murots
2023 Bourgogne Les Rouge Champs
2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravains 1er Cru
2023 Vosne-Romanée Selection Pre-Colombière
2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru
2023 Nuits Saint-Georges La Richemone 1er Cru
2023 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru
2023 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru
2023 Echézeaux Grand Cru
2022 Poupre
2022 Bourgogne Rouge
2022 Bourgogne Les Rouge Champs
2022 Vosne-Romanée Quatrain
2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Murots
2022 Vosne-Romanée Aux Vigneux
2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru
2022 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru
2022 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru
2022 Echézeaux Grand Cru
2022 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru
2022 Nuits Saint-Georges La Richemone 1er Cru
2021 Bourgogne Rouge
2021 Bourgogne Les Rouge Champs
2021 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravains 1er Cru
2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru
2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Murots
2021 Vosne-Romanée Quatrain
2021 Vosne-Romanée Selection Pre-Colombière
2021 Vosne-Romanée Aux Vigneux
2021 Echézeaux Grand Cru
2021 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru
2021 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru
2021 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru
2021 Nuits Saint-Georges La Richemone 1er Cru
2020 Poupre
2020 Bourgogne Rouge
2020 Vosne-Romanée Aux Vigneux
2020 Vosne-Romanée Selection Pre-Colombière
2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravains 1er Cru
2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru
2020 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru
2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru
2020 Echézeaux Grand Cru
2020 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru
2020 Nuits Saint-Georges La Richemone 1er Cru
2019 Domaine Gérard Mugneret
2019 Pourpre
2019 Bourgogne Rouge
2019 Bourgogne Les Rouge Champs
2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Murots
2019 Vosne-Romanée Quatrain
2019 Vosne-Romanée Aux Vigneux
2019 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru
2019 Vosne-Romanée Selection Pre-Colombière
2019 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru
2019 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru
2019 Echézeaux Grand Cru
2019 Nuits Saint-Georges La Richemone 1er Cru
2019 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru
2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravains 1er Cru
2018 Vosne-Romanée Quatrain
2018 Vosne-Romanée Aux Vigneux
2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Murots
2018 Vosne-Romanée Selection Pre-Colombière
2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru
2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Cras 1er Cru
2018 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru
2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru
2018 Nuits Saint-Georges La Richemone 1er Cru