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Domaine Georges Mugneret

Domaine Georges Mugneret — now operating under the name Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, updated in the 1990s — is a Vosne-Romanée estate of the highest calibre, run by sisters Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée Mugneret. Founded by ophthalmologist and passionate vigneron Georges Mugneret, who died prematurely in 1988, the domaine was taken over by his widow Jacqueline and subsequently their daughters, who trained in oenology to ensure continuity. The estate holds grand cru parcels in Clos de Vougeot, Ruchottes-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, and Échezeaux, as well as premier crus in Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges. The Clos de Vougeot appears as the dominant auction wine across the 309-lot record, averaging $774 per bottle with the 2002 vintage the most sought-after. At this price level, the domaine sits firmly in the top tier of Côte de Nuits Pinot Noir — above most premier cru specialists and in the same bracket as Arnoux-Lachaux, Confuron-Cotetidot, and second-tier Rousseau. The sisters' winemaking emphasises pure fruit, minimal intervention, and judicious whole-cluster use, producing wines of extraordinary aromatic purity that have gained steadily in auction value through the 2010s and 2020s.