Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2014

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2014

The 2014 George Comte de Vogue Musigny VV Grand Cru is a truly remarkable Burgundy that showcases the unique terroir of the Musigny vineyard. Offering a complex bouquet of ripe red fruits, earthy notes, and delicate floral accents, this wine is a harmonious blend of power and elegance on the palate. Its silky texture, layered flavors, and long, refined finish make it an exceptional wine that will continue to evolve and delight for years to come.

Robert Parker (Wine Advocate)

• The 2014 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has a very intense, cold stone and blackberry scented bouquet, moving towards subtle marine like aromas (oyster shells, Crustacea) with time. There is just wonderful precision here. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip in the mouth, firm backbone, a slightly more masculine Musigny with just a hint of savoriness towards the long finish. This is showing great personality even at this early juncture, although of course, it will not even consider reaching its drinking plateau without 8-10 years in bottle. I suspect this Musigny will only gradually open.

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Grand Cru ‘Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2014 is a red Burgundy from one of the Côte de Nuits’ most legendary Grand Cru sites, made from old Pinot Noir vines in Chambolle-Musigny. It is a rich, layered and profoundly mineral wine—opulent and ripe in youth, with the structure, tension and depth to age for decades.

Technical Details

• Producer: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle-Musigny, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France

• Wine: Musigny Grand Cru, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

• Vintage: 2014

• Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir

• Vineyard: Musigny Grand Cru, blended from multiple sub-sections

• Vineyard location: Chambolle-Musigny, Côte de Nuits

• Vine age: Old vines, 40 years and older

• Yield: 24 hectolitres per hectare

• Production: Fewer than 1,000 cases per vintage

• Soil: Thin topsoils over limestone and red clay, at 260–300 metres elevation

• Harvest: Manual, in small boxes

• Fermentation: Spontaneous, with indigenous yeasts, 50% whole cluster

• Extraction: Gentle, only delicate pump-overs

• Ageing: Approximately 18 months in French oak barrels, 30% new

• Bottle size: 750 ml

• Closure: Natural cork

• Alcohol: 13.5%

• Critic scores: 94–96/100 — William Kelley, Wine Advocate; 93–96/100 — Allen Meadows, Burghound; 94–96/100 — Neal Martin, Vinous

• Drinking window: 2024–2044 and beyond

• Serving temperature: 15–17°C

The Producer

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is one of Burgundy’s most historic and revered estates, based in Chambolle-Musigny and holding extensive parcels in the Musigny Grand Cru. The domaine is known for its profound, terroir-driven Pinot Noirs that combine aromatic complexity, mineral precision and exceptional ageing potential.

The Musigny Vieilles Vignes is the estate’s flagship wine, assembled from multiple sub-sections of the Grand Cru, including Les Petits Musigny and a significant portion of Le Musigny. Each parcel is vinified separately before blending, allowing the final wine to express the full diversity and complexity of the Musigny terroir.

Vineyard and Terroir

Musigny is one of the great Grand Crus of the Côte de Nuits, located in Chambolle-Musigny and known for producing wines of exceptional finesse, perfume and depth. The vineyard is divided into several sub-sections, each with its own character and contribution to the final blend.

The soils are thin topsoils over limestone and red clay, at 260–300 metres elevation, providing both structure and mineral tension. The 2014 Musigny Vieilles Vignes draws from old vines aged 40 years and older, giving the wine its depth, concentration and complexity.

The 2014 Vintage

The 2014 Burgundy growing season was cool and challenging, with uneven flowering and persistent rain complicating the growing season. Despite these difficulties, careful fruit selection and meticulous vineyard work allowed Domaine de Vogüé to retain the freshness, aromatic definition and fine tannic structure that define the vintage.

The 2014 Musigny Vieilles Vignes is described as having a very intense, cold stone and blackberry scented bouquet, moving towards subtle marine-like aromas (oyster shells, Crustacea) with time. It is a relatively seductive and forward vintage for this storied wine, though it will likely need 20 years to fully mature.

Winemaking and Ageing

The Pinot Noir is hand-harvested in small boxes and fermented with ambient yeasts in tank, with 50% whole cluster. Only delicate pump-overs are used during fermentation, preserving the wine’s fruit purity and aromatic lift.

The wine is aged for approximately 18 months in French oak barrels, with 30% new oak. The final blend is assembled from multiple sub-sections, creating a wine of remarkable complexity and balance.

Tasting Profile

The 2014 Musigny Vieilles Vignes has a very intense, cold stone and blackberry scented bouquet, moving towards subtle marine-like aromas with time. On the palate, it is medium-bodied with a gentle grip in the mouth, firm backbone and a slightly more masculine Musigny with just a hint of savoriness towards the long finish.

William Kelley describes aromas of wild strawberry and blueberry scents, more opulence coming through with time, red rose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a subtle marine influence flowing under the surface of red cherry and wild strawberry notes, an almost confit-like finish that feels dense and with plenty of substance.

Aroma and flavour: blackberry, cold stone, oyster shell, crustacea, wild strawberry, blueberry, red cherry, red rose, violet, rose petal, sandalwood, anise, clove, plum and dark currant.

Palate: medium-bodied, structured and precise, with fine tannins, firm backbone, subtle marine influence and a long, confit-like finish.

Style: a profound, age-worthy Grand Cru Pinot Noir—opulent and ripe in youth, with the structure, tension and depth to evolve for decades.

Drinking Window

William Kelley suggests that the 2014 Musigny Vieilles Vignes will drink well from 2024 and last for decades, while winemaker François Millet recommends waiting at least 10 to 15 years. The wine’s richness and structure give it the balance to develop gracefully over the long term.

For current drinking, extensive decanting is recommended. Allow the wine 4–6 hours in a decanter or large Burgundy glass to reveal its full aromatic complexity and mineral depth.

Food Pairing

Serve at 15–17°C with roast duck, pheasant, guinea fowl, venison, lamb or beef in a light red-wine sauce. Its acidity and fine tannins also suit mushroom-based dishes, truffle preparations and semi-aged cheeses such as Époisses, Comté or Cîteaux.

Avoid very spicy or heavily smoked dishes, which can overwhelm the wine’s delicate fruit, floral aromatics and mineral precision.

Collector Note

This is a rare allocation wine from one of Burgundy’s most historic and revered producers, made from old vines in one of the Côte de Nuits’ great Grand Crus. Domaine de Vogüé’s Musigny Vieilles Vignes is produced in limited quantities—fewer than 1,000 cases per vintage—and the 2014 vintage’s exceptional quality has earned it 94–96 points from Wine Advocate and 93–96 points from Burghound.

The combination of the domaine’s reputation, the legendary Musigny terroir and the richness of the 2014 vintage makes this a compelling long-term proposition for collectors of age-worthy red Burgundy.

Recommended serving: decant for 4–6 hours before serving at 15–17°C; use a large Burgundy glass to allow its perfume, fruit and mineral depth to unfold.