While the Musigny from Domaine Leroy is very rare and elusive it's somehow a bit under the collectors radar - as the Musignys from de Vogüé and Mugnier are much more visible in the marketplace. Make no mistake however ... the Musigny from Mme Bize-Leroy is just as exclusive as the other offerings …
Musigny
Vineyard Insight: Musigny – ownership maps
Musigny is in my view one of the greatest Grand Crus in Burgundy rivalling at least some of the Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee. While Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is the dominant owner on Musigny with almost 70% of the vineyard, the rest of the vineyard is divided between 10 owners. The Musigny …
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Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Bourgogne Blanc 2012
The 2012 Bourgogne Blanc from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a quite weighty and bold effort. The bouquet is bursting with exotic yellow fruits, hints of oak, anis and a citrus infused minerality. On the palate rich and weighty with a very fine mineralic drive. It's more focused now than one year ago but …
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Domaine Faiveley acquire more Les Musigny
Domaine Faiveley has aquired 0.0980 ha of Musigny from the Nuits-Saint-Georges house Dufouleur Freres. The new plot increases the Faiveley holdings of Musigny from 0.0338 ha to 0.1318 ha in total. With this expansion of the area Faiveley will be able to increase the production of Musigny …
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting of 2014s from Cask
On my November trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for a tasting of the 2014 vintage from cask. It's always a treat to taste at Comte de Vogüé, and to hear Francois Millet explain the vintage in his own philosophical way ... for me it usually set the …
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