99 POINTS
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter
The mature vines in the domaine’s immense holding (5.56ha of old vines) have given us a wine with the youthful, plummy exuberance of Chambolle but with added precision and depth, revealing saline mineral notes, plus hints of flowers and spice. On the palate, the silky texture initially beguiles, and with time the firm structure and long finish become evident. Ageing in 35% new casks helps the wine retain an admirable purity of fruit. The 2020 vintage was the last vinified by François Millet, who took his retirement at a high point in his career.
97 POINTS
Neal Martin - Vinous
The 2020 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru is a wine I was not sure about from barrel, but it certainly proves its mettle with a stellar showing here. This was Vincent Millet's final vintage. It is a lucid ruby/purple in color. This is opulent and ripe, possibly later-picked, a soupçon of exotic fruit - cassis and boysenberry jam, crushed violet and iodine. The palate is medium-bodied with iodine-tinged black fruit. This is a bold, assertive "statement wine" that lacquers the mouth, but it doesn't quite have the grace or intellect of its peers. Perhaps that will develop with bottle age? There's a lot packed into this wine, and I strongly suspect it will be applauded with time. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
96 POINTS
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter
This is, to my taste, every bit as complex as the Bonnes-Mares, but completely different in character. This is less structured and almost imposing, showing a lush quality to the mineral-scented black cherry fruit, and a supple, silky texture on the palate that is softer but not lacking in structure. A wine of surpassing elegance and marvellously hedonistic.
96 POINTS
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter
This 2020 is extraordinarily good, with a bright, youthful cherry exuberance that almost sings in the glass. The texture is a silky delight that in no way lacks substance nor depth, yet excels in finesse. As many Burgundy lovers know, de Vogüé declassifies its Musigny after replanting for 25 years, selling it as Chambolle-Musigny premier cru. This exquisite wine's quantity is set to reduce by half since the vines are now mature and will be sold as Musigny.
94 POINTS
Neal Martin - Vinous
The 2020 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, which is departing winemaker François Millet’s final vintage, has a fragrant nose of mainly red fruit, redcurrant and wild strawberry, intermixed with light cassis, violet and peony scents. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, taut and fresh, quite saline with a lot of structure on the finish. This was taken from a 2017 barrel but the final blend will have 35% new oak. This is a very fine Musigny and yet I am convinced that it does not reach full potential.
Points: 93-95
94 POINTS
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter
The wine has a youthful exuberance that is highly engaging, with a pure, ripe cassis fruit and profuse floral notes. The texture is fresh, lively and energetic, without any lack of substance. An impressive wine, well above the norm for this level. Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé blends grapes from the mid-slope lieu-dit Les Porlottes along with some young-vine material from Les Fuées and Les Baudes. As with the other wines in the cellar, the grapes are destemmed and given a cold soak prior to fermentation on native yeasts and ageing in cask (15% new).
93 POINTS
Neal Martin - Vinous
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru, from the only part that is under Musigny, has a fragrant and poised bouquet with violet-tinged blue fruit. Fine delineation here. The palate is smooth and quite sensual with fine tannins, just a slight and welcome bitterness that keeps this on edge towards the finish. Quite linear on the finish, this will deserve several years in bottle, but it needs more joie-de-vivre and, for want of a better word...soul.
Points: 92-94
93 POINTS
Neal Martin - Vinous
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has a fragrant nose. It's intense with black cherries, raspberry, hints of bergamot and light undergrowth scents. This is pretty penetrating. The palate feels plush and luxuriant, with supple tannins, silky smooth, and layers of blueberry and black cherry fruit laced with blood orange. It doesn't quite deliver the complexity, the full bandwidth of a top Amoureuses, but it's sensual and pure. Drink over the next 20 to 25 years. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
