2012 domaine comte georges de vogue, musigny grand cru, cuvee vieilles vignes
Why We're Buying
The wines of Domaine Georges de Vogüé have a revered reputation among collectors and sommeliers. This grand cru pinot noir delivers the quality and intricacy that people have come to expect, with its blend of dark fruits, ginger, tea, citrus, and sandalwood notes. According to Wine-Searcher.com, it's the most sought-after wine from Musigny.
Critics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand Cru from de Vogüé has slightly brighter and more vivacious fruit than J-F Mugnier, and in fact, the two wines seem to go in two different trajectories in the glass, this blossoming and the other becoming more occluded. De Vogüé's Musigny is unashamedly floral in style, very elegant and yet delineated. There is a noticeable estuary scents, mudflats and seaweed, that begin to permeate the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, wonderful acidity and succinctly integrated new oak that is barely tangible. It is intense but elegant, long and tender in the mouth. It is a fabulous Musigny, one of the best that the domaine has produced in recent years.