Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018 Wow. Bright

$45.00

This Muzard Bourgogne was a bit of a ‘wow’ wine for me. Lavender, violets, blueberries and cherries. A bright, clean, aromatic and elegant.

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This Muzard Bourgogne was a bit of a ‘wow’ wine for me. Lavender, violets, blueberries and cherries. Muzard Bourgogne is bright, clean, aromatic and elegant. The wine is silky and rich with the complex aromatics following through on the palate. Muzard Bourgogne has perfectly balanced and extremely enjoyable.

Muzard Bourgogne is a wine to drink now or over the next 5-10 years.  Muzard Bourgogne will pair well with a rack of lamb with a herb crust.

Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018 and all wines are eligible for at least 5% off any six bottles. And 10% off any 12 bottles. Some wines will be at a more significant discount and not subject to further discounts.

The 9th generation is now in charge of Lucien Muzard. A Santenay based Domaine that dates back to 1666. Hervé and Claude respect what their family have done in the past. But they are always seeking new ways to improve quality in their wines. The Lucien Muzard house style is of pure, clean and pristine Burgundy. Santenay doesn’t rate as a significant appellation, and therefore producers based in the region are not considered great by association. This gives people who love great Burgundy a chance to buy these wines for far less than they are worth.

Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018 Importer Notes

This comes from parcels in Maranges and in Santenay, plus a one hectare parcel in the Hautes Côtes. Raised 30% in tank and 70% in barrel (15% new). Lovely volume of red fruit with a hint of slatey minerality. Always an exceptional value, in 2018 it is just off the charts.

Burgundy

The classic part of Burgundy known as the Cote D’Or (the slope of gold) is essentially one vineyard that is 60km long and maybe 5km at its widest. From this limestone ridge, some of the most complex, long-lived and aromatic wines produced from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Cistercian monks who owned the land codified the entire region, and so each small plot has a name.

Burgundy Wine Map

Santenay

A very unfashionable appellation right down south of the Cote d’Or. It is well known for its red wine but can make decent whites too. Look out for great producers making wine here, as in the right hands you’ll get a fantastic wine and great value.

Pinot Noir

This is the most elusive grape. It is relatively early ripening and extremely sensitive to terroir. Its perfect place on earth is the Cote d’Or in Burgundy. So haunting are great red Burgundy’s charms that growers everywhere try to emulate them. Pinot Noir is not just a one-trick pony. Apart from the best reds in the world, you can find world-class Pinot Noir rosé, sparkling. You can even find sweet wines, whites on occasion and I’ve tasted a decent fortified Pinot Noir too.

French Wine

The land that some many New World (not European) wine producers look to emulate. To generalise about French wine, I would say it is savoury, lighter-bodied wines. They are the definition of elegant, complex. There are many styles, though. And there is a French wine for every palate. They lead the world in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Burgundy. Sparkling Wine in Champagne. Cabernet and Merlot in Bordeaux. Syrah(Shiraz) and Grenache in the Rhone Valley. Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris in Alsace. Sauvignon Blanc, and Chenin Blanc in the Loire Valley. Gamay in Beaujolais.

French Wine Regions 2

Wine

Wine is the result you get from fermented grape juice. There is proof of wine production dating back 8000 years ago. Fashions, innovations and many other factors have influenced the way wine has evolved over the years.

The wine grape is impressive. It contains everything you need to make grape wine except for the yeast, which lives on the outside of the skins.

Human inputs can influence the final product, including the viticulture (growing) choices. And the winemaker can shape the wine to a point too.

The best wines of the world often refer to terroir. Terroir is a French term that refers to all the climatic, geological and topographical influences on a specific piece of land. And it is true that neighbouring vineyards, grown identically, can taste noticeably different.

Red Wine

Fun fact; most of the colour for wines comes from the skins. There are only a handful of grapes that have red juice. Alicante is the most well known of these grapes.

By macerating the juice on the skins, the wine gains tannins, and flavours. Certain compounds change the chemistry of the wine too.

Red wines tend to have higher alcohol. More tannin and more oak flavours compared to other styles of wine. But the thousands of grapes and terroirs they grow in influence this.

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Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018
Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018
Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018 Back Label
Lucien Muzard Bourgogne Rouge 2018 Back Label

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Weight 1.3 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 30 cm
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