2015 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue, Musigny Grand Cru, Cuvee Vieilles Vignes, Case of 6 btls

Burghound | 97 Points

"Deep ruby color. A kaleidoscopically spicy and broad-ranging nose grudgingly reveals notes of red cherry, cassis, plum, violet, Asian-style tea, sandalwood and hoisin. The velvety and mouth coating imposingly-scaled and intense mineral-driven flavors are blessed with seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that coat the palate on the highly seductive finish that delivers fantastically good length on the youthfully austere, backward and immaculately well-balanced finale. This opulent yet very serious effort is also going to require a very long snooze in a very cool cellar but it should be a remarkable Musigny when it finally emerges. I would add that I don't know if this will be potentially one of the all-time great vintages for the de Vogüé Musigny but my guess is that it will at least be in the conversation, which given the historical track record of this wine, is no small compliment."

John Gilman | 97 Points

"The 2015 Musigny was just finishing up its racking at the time of our visit, but the cask that had been racked two days previous was showing fairly well and gave a good read on the ultimate potential of this young wine. The nose offers up a very pure and sappy constellation of red and black cherries, plums, raw cocoa, gamebird, a complex base of soil tones, woodsmoke and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and again, very sappy at the core, with marvelous delineation and nascent complexity, fine-grained tannins and bright acids adding lift and energy on the very, very long, vibrant finish. A great Moose in the making. 2027-2095."