Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand cru 2017

Description

It is to the fabulous Grand Cru Musigny, of which he is the main owner, that the Comte Georges de Vogüé estate owes its worldwide fame. In addition to vines in the AOC Chambolle-Musigny and Bonnes Mares, the estate has 70% of the total area of ​​Musigny. It is also the only one to produce white there, as permitted by the appellation decree. Baroness Bertrand de Ladoucette, descendant of a long line of Vogüé, now manages the property. In 1986, she hired a big name, the oenologist François Millet, to lead operations. He does not fail to assert his philosophy: to intervene as little as possible in the winemaking process. Thus, fleeing the sirens of marketing which encourage the production of “ready-to-please” wines, his approach consists, on the contrary, in making the most of each harvest, whether the vintage promises to be exceptional or more ordinary, in order to try to maintain the quality. essential from one year to the next: quality. Since then, successes have followed one another, enough to keep the estate at the top of the most prestigious houses in Chambolle-Musigny. To do this, the estate does not hesitate to downgrade all the grapes from vines deemed not sufficiently old. The “Musigny Vieilles Vignes” cuvée, flagship of the estate, shows remarkable intensity, contrary to what its particularly clear color might suggest in certain vintages. Powerful, structured, balanced, but also incredibly racy, the wine generally offers a very beautiful aromatic palette: jammy red fruits, violets, spices, mocha coffee etc. Great vintages provide immeasurable sensations and require at least twenty years to develop.