2016 Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

This was the first parcel purchased by Georges Mugneret in 1953 when he was a medical student. He had been determined to buy a parcel of Clos Vougeot ever since that of his grandfather had been sold, and had in his private cellar some 1929 Clos Vougeot - the year of his birth - coming from that old parcel. Marvelous! The soil is pebbly and gravelly, with very low clay content, allowing the vines to grow deep roots easily.