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DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES de VOGUE
The history of this great Burgundy domaine stems from 1450 when Jean Moisson endowed money for a chapel to be built in his native village. Under the protection of Cardinal Rolin, son of Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins, this chapel eventually became the parish church of Chambolle. The late Comte George de Vogüé began his stewardship of this magnificent property in 1925 and fortified the domaine's history for the next 50 plus years. The estate is clearly recognized as perhaps the second most important red wine domaine in all of the Côte d'Or, only the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti precedes it in prestige. The Domaine owns the choicest portions of Musigny -- including the totality of Les Petits Musigny -- an amazing 7/10 of the entire appellation! Add to this 1/5 of Bonnes Mares the only other Grand Cru in the commune. The vines average over 30 years old, and up to 40 years old in parts of Le Musigny, this cuvée is therefore sold exclusively as Vieilles Vignes.
Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogüé is a wine of legendary delicacy, perfume, complexity and beauty, with Bonnes-Mares being usually more structured, often requiring even more years to reach its peak.
The present head of the family is Elisabeth, Baroness de Ladoucette, the 19th generation to own the property and the only daughter of the late Comte George de Vogüé who died in 1987. A dynamic team then took over the management, consisting of vineyard-manager Eric Bourgogne, cellar-master Francois Millet and sales director Jean-Luc Pipin.
Musigny--Vintage 1957
Côte de Nuits, de Vogüé
Level: 2cm, torn label
"This was for me by far and away the biggest surprise of the tasting as few '57s are still holding in well at this point (though two bottles of Richebourg from Domaine de la Romanie-Conti and Henri Jayer impressed me greatly recently). An incredibly expressive and perfumed nose of strong secondary aromas cut with spice, animale and ample but not aggressive sous bois notes merges into warm, sweet, delicious and wonderfully velvety medium full flavors that culminate in excellent if just short of sensational length. This is clearly a stunning success for the vintage." BH, Oct 01, 2005
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The history of this great Burgundy domaine stems from 1450 when Jean Moisson endowed money for a chapel to be built in his native village. Under the protection of Cardinal Rolin, son of Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins, this chapel eventually became the parish church of Chambolle. The late Comte George de Vogüé began his stewardship of this magnificent property in 1925 and fortified the domaine's history for the next 50 plus years. The estate is clearly recognized as perhaps the second most important red wine domaine in all of the Côte d'Or, only the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti precedes it in prestige. The Domaine owns the choicest portions of Musigny -- including the totality of Les Petits Musigny -- an amazing 7/10 of the entire appellation! Add to this 1/5 of Bonnes Mares the only other Grand Cru in the commune. The vines average over 30 years old, and up to 40 years old in parts of Le Musigny, this cuvée is therefore sold exclusively as Vieilles Vignes.
Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogüé is a wine of legendary delicacy, perfume, complexity and beauty, with Bonnes-Mares being usually more structured, often requiring even more years to reach its peak.
The present head of the family is Elisabeth, Baroness de Ladoucette, the 19th generation to own the property and the only daughter of the late Comte George de Vogüé who died in 1987. A dynamic team then took over the management, consisting of vineyard-manager Eric Bourgogne, cellar-master Francois Millet and sales director Jean-Luc Pipin.
Musigny--Vintage 1957
Côte de Nuits, de Vogüé
Level: 2cm, torn label
"This was for me by far and away the biggest surprise of the tasting as few '57s are still holding in well at this point (though two bottles of Richebourg from Domaine de la Romanie-Conti and Henri Jayer impressed me greatly recently). An incredibly expressive and perfumed nose of strong secondary aromas cut with spice, animale and ample but not aggressive sous bois notes merges into warm, sweet, delicious and wonderfully velvety medium full flavors that culminate in excellent if just short of sensational length. This is clearly a stunning success for the vintage." BH, Oct 01, 2005
1 bottle per lot