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It tops out at a deliciously light 11% alcohol

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Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale Rouge 2023 (1.5L) REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP It tops out at aThe same wine in magnum: Mugnier's Clos de la Marechale, the southernmost Premier Cru monopole in Nuits Saint Georges. Leased to Faiveley for decades, it was a firm, classic Nuits until Frederic Mugnier reclaimed it in 2004 and drew out its true soul, elegance, perfume and subtlety over muscle. He always said the site has more in common with Chambolle than the rest of Nuits, and the wine agrees: floral, supple, finely grained and composed. The 1. 5L