Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé (Library Release) 2017

Wineadvocate

As readers will know, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru consists entirely of declassified young vine Musigny, and the wine naturally bears a certain resemblance to its big brother, unfurling in the glass with aromas of ripe cherries, cassis, dark chocolate and Indian spices. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a nicely concentrated core of fruit that's still quite primary, having finished its malolactic fermentation only in June/July, framed by chalky underlying tannins and juicy acids. - WK 01/2019

Morris

The oldest vines date back to 1953 and the youngest are declassified to Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru. Dense black centre with purple edges. The nose shows no detail but just a great intensity of fruit. Almost brutal on the palate with strong tannins behind. But this is certainly not because there is nothing there but just a sign of intense youth translated as current inertia. The intensity is there, yes, the freshness at the back, yes, persistence too and now at last some detail comes out: ripe blackcurrant, blueberry, intense ripe cherry. This will have three months more elevage than the Chambolle-Musigny, and clearly needs it. Tasted: November 2018.

Degustation