Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny "Vieilles Vignes" Grand Cru 2021
(Burgundy, France) - [JS 97] [JM 95-97] [VM 95-97] [WA 92-94]

About the Domaine:
Many domaines in Burgundy can trace their roots back over 100 years, but only a handful can claim more than 200 years of history, let alone 550 years. Highly regarded as the greatest estate in Chambolle Musigny, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is now headed by its 20th generation – Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette, the granddaughters of the late Comte Georges de Vogüé. The estate's longstanding employees have also contributed to the brand's outstanding quality vintage after vintage with François Millet as Winemaker since 1986, Jean-Luc Pépin as Sales Manager since 1988 and Eric Bourgogne as Vineyard Manager since 1996.

Winemaking:
Winemaker François Millet follows an approach that blends tradition with modernity. To achieve this, he keeps both vineyard and vintage conditions a top priority in all decision making. Grapes are typically destemmed followed by native yeast fermentation in large wooden vats. Millet prefers a slow start to fermentation with no cold soak to keep intervention to a minimum. In general, village wines are aged in 15% new French oak barrels, while grand cru wines see no more than 35% new oak to emphasize the earth and fruit flavors instead of spicy wood aromas. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Very little sulfur is added during fermentation or at bottling.

About the Wine:
This estate’s top selection of older vines (40 years and older) go into its signature cru, of which less than 1,000 cases each vintage are made. A wine that will age for 30 years or more with grace.

Ratings & Reviews

97 Points - James Suckling: 
"A giant amongst the 2021 Grand Cru red Burgundies, but still a sleeping giant. In spite of the stunning concentration on the rather full-bodied palate for the vintage, the stony minerality and bright acidity gives this great drive at the very long finish. A hint of green pepper from the use of whole clusters on the nose. Try from 2026." (Jul 2023)

97 Points - John Gilman:

The 2021 Musigny “Vieilles Vignes” from Domaine de Comte de Georges de Vogüé is a brilliant wine in the making. The bouquet soars from the glass in a blaze of red and black cherries, sweet stem tones, gamebird, iron, mustard seed, woodsmoke, a beautiful base of limestone minerality and cedary oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and vibrant, with a great core of fruit, stunning soil inflection, ripe, suave tannins and impeccable balance on the long, focused and beautifully complex finish. This is a great vintage of Musigny in the making. 2035- 2100.  (1/2023)

97 Points - Tim Atkin:

Concentrated and serious on the nose with crushed silex, grated spices, bramble and black plum, the palate is surprisingly finessed with graceful acidity and svelte tannins. Yet, it is as intense as ever and easily needs a decade to begin unwinding its almost ferocious fruit density. Jean Lupatelli is working on understanding the differences in the many geographic segments of the domaine's large holding, which will add additional finesse in the cellar work in the years to come (1/2023)

95-97 Points - Jasper Morris' Inside Burgundy: 
"Three tanks were made, in order of picking, then assembled as there is no terroir logic to them, though this has changed for 2022. A fine bright and reasonably deep purple. Classy with just a touch of pepper. Less immediately compelling that some previous vintages, but it is growing steadily in the glass. There is a huge volume of red and black fruit intertwined with a fresh mineral streak running through the middle, supplying excellent length to complete the job. Splendid stuff! A firmer finish but there is plenty of time for that to resolve. Drink from 2030-2040." (Nov 2022) 

95-97 Points - Vinous:
"The 2021 Musigny Vieiells Vignes Grand Cru underwent a picked piecemeal from the 30 different plots to find the best order that actually was linked to vine age. It has a gorgeous bouquet with brambly red fruit, loam, blood orange and subtle graphite aromas. Superb delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, fresh citrus like acidity, tensile and focused. This is a very classic, mineral-driven Musigny with surfeit of salinity that gets the saliva flowing on the finish. So bright on the finish." - Neal Martin (Jan 2023)

92-94 Points - Wine Advocate: 
"Exhibiting notes of sweet berries and cherries mingled with notions of rose petals, musk, blood orange and spices, the 2021 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied, satiny and perfumed, with excellent concentration, lively acid and sweet, supple tannins. Impressively sensual and effortless, it represents a very strong start for Jean Lupatelli, the estate's new régisseur." - William Kelley (Jan 2023)