Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir
Perhaps there’s no more of a polarizing producer in Burgundy than de Vogüé. The 2008 Musigny was served blind, yielding calls from Dujac Bonnes Mares to Drouhin Amoureuses to actually, correctly Vogüé Musigny. The 2008 showed a lot of oak presence and doesn’t have the typical power of Musigny. But what it lacks in power it makes up for in elegance.
It needed a great deal of air, and it often went back and forth from being shut to then being highly expressive and even wafting from the glass, detectable from a good distance away. There is great focus, concentration and intensity, with a long and gripping finish. Very enjoyable, but I think it needs more time to absorb the oak and balance itself out in order to truly reach its potential.
Perhaps there’s no more of a polarizing producer in Burgundy than de Vogüé. The 2008 Musigny was served blind, yielding calls from Dujac Bonnes Mares to Drouhin Amoureuses to actually, correctly Vogüé Musigny. The 2008 showed a lot of oak presence and doesn’t have the typical power of Musigny. But what it lacks in power it makes up for in elegance.
It needed a great deal of air, and it often went back and forth from being shut to then being highly expressive and even wafting from the glass, detectable from a good distance away. There is great focus, concentration and intensity, with a long and gripping finish. Very enjoyable, but I think it needs more time to absorb the oak and balance itself out in order to truly reach its potential.
A lush beautiful perfumed wine. Juicy, energetic and silky. Rivaled the ‘08 Rousseau Chambertin I had earlier this year.
A lush beautiful perfumed wine. Juicy, energetic and silky. Rivaled the ‘08 Rousseau Chambertin I had earlier this year.
Nov 15th, 2017Big surprise. A Vogue Musigny not yet ready to drink. I do believe it will get there one day.
Big surprise. A Vogue Musigny not yet ready to drink. I do believe it will get there one day.
Jul 21st, 2019Lovely wine, @Bill Bender Thanks! It was great to meet you and the whole wine nerd herd!
Lovely wine, @Bill Bender Thanks! It was great to meet you and the whole wine nerd herd!
Nov 12th, 2017