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Mid ruby. Energetic, fruity nose. Good balance and richness. Real beginning, middle and end to this wine. Hint of orange peel and pure Musigny fruit. Everything in place. Chapeau! (JR)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Musigny 2011 from Domaine de la Vougeraie has a more extravagant bouquet compared to Prieur’s: ravishing blueberry and boysenberry jam on the nose, merging with crème de cassis and crushed violets, gaining more and more momentum with each swirl of the glass. The palate is very seductive with very supple tannins, wonderful acidity and huge weight on the finish without dispensing with one morsel of finesse. Outstanding.
Dark cherry, plum, smoke and spices flesh out in the 2011 Musigny. This is one of the richer, more concentrated Musignys of the year. The 2011 was done with 100% whole clusters, but it is the 70% new oak barrels that mark the wine. The 2011 is going to need time in bottle, but I imagine it will always be more brooding than finessed.
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.