1996 Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru

The dark-colored 1996 Musigny displays super aromas of flowers, berries, and mint. It has huge breadth of fresh, succulent, and lush blueberries, raspberries, violets, and cherries. This medium-to-full-bodied wine should hit its peak around 2006 and hold for a decade or more.

Excellent deep red-ruby color. Knockout nose combines iron, spice, fresh blood, cocoa and violet; sappy and vibrant. Dense but penetrating texture in the mouth; pure and extremely complex, with a deep spiciness at the core. Really reverberates in the mouth and on the brilliant finish. Ample but not at all soft. A great wine that gives an almost chewy impression of extract.