Mongeard-Mugneret

The Mongeard family has walked the slopes of Vosne-Romanée for centuries — records go back to the 1600s. Same village. Same vines. Generation after generation. Today it’s Vincent Mongeard, farming just over 30 hectares. Big for Burgundy, perhaps. But still family, still hands in the soil.

The name most collectors chase is Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Echézeaux Grand Cru. It is Pinot Noir at its most serious, from one of Vosne-Romanée’s great vineyards. In its youth the wine can feel tight, structured, sometimes severe. With time it softens like silk on the palate and perfume in the glass. Layers of spice, cherry, blackberry, earth. A wine that lingers, long after the glass is empty. Not for impatience. For those willing to wait, and grow alongside it.

Not every bottle asks for decades. Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée gives fragrance sooner: violets, red fruit, a line of earth. Supple, open, but still recognisably Vosne. Perfect with duck, chicken roasted with herbs, mushroom risotto. Wines that bring conversation to the table without stealing the room.

Pinot Noir may be the heartbeat, but the domaine also tends small plots of Chardonnay in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. These whites aren’t after grandeur, they’re after clarity. Citrus, orchard fruit, a mineral snap. Crisp enough for oysters, yet with the weight to sit beside roast chicken. They remind you Burgundy isn’t just red; even here, family and terroir find another voice.

What’s striking here is the spread. From humble Bourgogne to Grand Crus like Richebourg, Clos Vougeot, Grands-Echézeaux. The range shows Burgundy in every shade — approachable wines for today, profound bottles for the cellar.

At The Reserve Cellar, we see Mongeard-Mugneret as more than labels on a list. We choose carefully. We hold them with intent. So when you open one, it isn’t just Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. It’s family, site, and time, poured into glass.