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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1996 from Vogue is quite a masterpeice by Francois Millet. The nose is crammed with red and dark fruits brought forward by a very intense slightly citrus infused Chambolle minerality. On the palate very balanced and powerful ... with a zen like and airy expression of the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1996
On my November visit to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for a tasting of the 2013 vintage from cask. The Vogüé tasting is sort of a benchmark tasting for me, as this is one of the very first estates I visited in Burgundy back in the late 1990s. It's always a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – tasting of 2013s from Cask
The 1986 Musigny Vieilles Vigne from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is mature and quite delicate. A special wine - as this is the first vintage made by the current wine maker François Millet. The bouquet is open and quite expressive with red fruits, lovely notes of sous-bois ... hints of truffle and orange …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1986
The 2012 Musigny Vieilles Vigne from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a magnificently delightful effort. The bouquet is crammed with layers of red and darkberry fruit - delikate notes of strawberries, raspberries, boysenberries and pomegranate - infused by a powerful and filigree minerality. On the palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2012
The Musigny 1995 from Dominique Laurent is not a poor wine .. but by most standards a dissappointting Musigny. The bouquet offer red fruit, some matured notes of sous-bois, and lastly some oak elements with a rather strange touch of marcipan. On the palate quite fine concentration and minerality ... …
