2016 Musigny, Vieilles Vignes, Comte Georges de Vogue

The 2016 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has a very perfumed and floral bouquet, iris and rose petal aromas infusing the copious red berry fruit, hints of Vervane tea and rooibos in the background, glimpses of pain d'épices. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, a fine bead of acidity, but the finish feels a little compact and does not "flow" as I hoped it would. Maybe this is just in an awkward phase? Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting. ~ (94) Neal Martin, Vinous 10-1-2019

A restrained and cool and yet perfumed and ultra-spicy array offers up aromas of dark cherry, raspberry and a wide range of floral elements. The concentrated, tautly muscular and tension-filled flavors possess excellent depth of material as well as an abundance of minerality while exhibiting superb persistence on the firm, dusty, youthfully austere and built-to-age finish where a hint of bitter cherry pit appears. This sleek and classy effort will need an extended stay in a cool cellar. In a word, brilliant. ~ (96) Allen Meadows, Burghound 1-1-2019

Dark crimson. Immediately more density on the nose even despite very slight reduction. Dark and deeply entrenched flavours. Finishes very majestically. A real assault on the inside of the mouth. Very savoury. Fruit is not the dominant characteristic. More mineral/stones. Not particularly fun to taste now; it’s all long-term potential. ~ (18) Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com 11-6-2017