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Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier: Vineyard ownership and self-cultivation
This is a domaine based in Chambolle-Musigny that produces not only Musigny and Les Amoureuses, but also Clos de la Maréchale in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The family history traces back to Frédéric Mugnier, a liqueur producer in Dijon who started business in 1863.
By following the history of ownership and leasing for Clos de la Maréchale, interpret the relationship between the vineyard and producers.
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What is the difference between the ownership in 1902 and the resumption of cultivation in 2003?
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France / Burgundy / Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Alternate names & notations: Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier / Mugnier
Updated: 2026-10-06
Base of operations and wine production region
The Domaine is based in Chambolle-Musigny, but the designation for Clos de la Maréchale is Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru. You cannot determine all the origins of the wines simply from the producer’s address.
May be leased even if owned
Clos de la Maréchale has been owned by the domaine since 1902. However, after a 53-year lease ended, they resumed their own cultivation as of November 1, 2003. The period of ownership and the time spent cultivating their own grapes may not always coincide.
Change in scale due to resumption
This vineyard covers 9 ha 76 ares, and with the resumption of cultivation, the domaine's vineyard area increased from about 4 ha to about 14 ha. This explains the change in operations in 2003. It cannot be read as a sudden purchase of about 10 new hectares.
What to align and what to compare.
Location
- Conditions to standardize
- Same domaine
- Conditions for comparison.
- Chambolle's base and the vineyards of Nuits
- Additional points to confirm
- Appellation of each wine
Rights and cultivation
- Conditions to standardize
- Clos de la Maréchale
- Conditions for comparison.
- Ownership in 1902 and resumption of cultivation in 2003
- Additional points to confirm
- Lease period
Scale
- Conditions to standardize
- Cultivation resumed in 2003
- Conditions for comparison.
- From about 4 ha to about 14 ha
- Additional points to confirm
- Distinguish between purchased and cultivated area
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Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier document analysis: Vineyard ownership and self-cultivation
Check and compare the region, raw materials, and process from the materials, and explain what can be learned from the comparison.
Comparative tables are based on the source’s target year and the explanation at the time of verification. Descriptions without year specifications are not treated as specifications common to all harvest years or shipped portions.
| Comparison items | Source description/content | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Ownership by the estate/family. | Not the year resuming their own cultivation |
| November 1, 2003 | Cultivation resumed after lease ended | Not the year of new acquisition |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | Designation of Clos de la Maréchale | Distinguish the Chambolle base of operations |
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What about 1902?
Clos de la Maréchale has been owned by the domaine since 1902. However, after a 53-year lease ended, they resumed their own cultivation as of November 1, 2003. The period of ownership and the time spent cultivating their own grapes may not always coincide.
What changed in 2003?
This vineyard covers 9 ha 76 ares, and with the resumption of cultivation, the domaine's vineyard area increased from about 4 ha to about 14 ha. This explains the change in operations in 2003. It cannot be read as a sudden purchase of about 10 new hectares.
What is the designation for the vineyard?
The Domaine is based in Chambolle-Musigny, but the designation for Clos de la Maréchale is Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru. You cannot determine all the origins of the wines simply from the producer’s address.
Basis and sources for the exercise
Practice exercises in comparison
Check and compare the region, raw materials, and process from the materials, and explain what can be learned from the comparison.
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| Conditions for Comparison | Source description/content | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Ownership by the estate/family. | Not the year resuming their own cultivation |
| November 1, 2003 | Cultivation resumed after lease ended | Not the year of new acquisition |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | Designation of Clos de la Maréchale | Distinguish the Chambolle base of operations |
Sources of materials used for comparison are listed in the text and exercises.
Explain in your own words
Please specify what happened in 1902 and in 2003 for Clos de la Maréchale.
Check after writing
- Distinguish between ownership and cultivation.
- Link the reason for area expansion to the end of a lease.
- Distinguish between address of the base and the wine's region.
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