George Comte de VOGUE Musigny VV Grand Cru 2022

George Comte de VOGUE Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 2022

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 2022 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—aromatic and sensual in youth, with the structure, tension and depth to age for decades.

Critic tasting note:

"Right next to the Bonnes-Mares, a touch more floral and red fruity, incredibly classy, playful, a drug; seems quieter, but still waters run deep, as we know; almost endlessly long, sensational tannin; built for a long life." - 97/100, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

"A great Burgundian legend is back in very top form. Enveloping nose of red fruit, red roses and wildflowers. Anything but dramatic, this stuns you with its incredible finesse and extraordinary textural complexity. On the upper edge of medium-bodied, also thanks to the fabulously fine tannins that interlock perfectly with the intense minerality to drive the super-long finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2025." - James Suckling

Technical Details

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

• Wine: Musigny Grand Cru, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

• Vintage: 2022

• Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir

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

• Vineyard location: Chambolle-Musigny, Côte de Nuits

• Vine age: Old vines, typically 40–70 years

• Soil: Limestone and clay-rich soils over Bajocian limestone

• Harvest: Manual

• Fermentation: Spontaneous, with indigenous yeasts

• Ageing: Approximately 18–20 months in French oak barrels

• Alcohol: 13.5%

• Bottle size: 750 ml

• Closure: Natural cork

• Critic scores: 98/99 — James Suckling; 98/100 — Decanter; 95/100 — Jasper Morris MW; 94/96 — William Kelley, Wine Advocate; 94/97 — Allen Meadows, Burghound

• Drinking window: 2034–2067, per Berry Bros. & Rudd

• 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 seven separate sub-sections of the Grand Cru. 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 limestone-rich, with clay and marl, providing both structure and mineral tension. The 2022 Musigny Vieilles Vignes draws from parcels including Les Petits Musigny in the north, Les 13 Ouvrées, Grand Musigny Haut and Grand Musigny Bas, each contributing distinct fruit, floral and mineral notes.

The 2022 Vintage

The 2022 Burgundy growing season was warm and generous, producing ripe, healthy fruit with excellent concentration. The resulting wines are rich and layered, but retain the freshness and precision that define great Musigny.

The 2022 Musigny Vieilles Vignes was described by critics as a wine of “almost voluptuous sensuality,” with expressive mulberry and pomegranate fruit, hints of earth, smoke and liquorice, and a texture that is powerfully tannic yet almost infinitely silky.

Winemaking and Ageing

The Pinot Noir is hand-harvested and vinified separately by sub-section, with each parcel fermented and aged independently before blending. Fermentation is spontaneous, using indigenous yeasts, and the wine is aged for approximately 18–20 months in French oak barrels.

The final blend is assembled from the seven sub-sections, creating a wine of remarkable complexity and balance. The result is a Musigny that is rich and concentrated in youth, but with the structure and finesse to age for decades.

Tasting Profile

The 2022 Musigny Vieilles Vignes bursts with aromas of cherries, raspberries, blood orange, rose petals and vine smoke. On the palate, it is full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with a deep and seamless core of fruit that conceals powdery structuring tannins.

The finish is broad, perfumed and exceptionally long, with intense minerality and a sense of completeness. With aeration, notes of sour cherry and summer flowers develop, but it is the stony core that makes the wine so compelling.

Aroma and flavour: cherry, raspberry, blood orange, rose petal, mulberry, pomegranate, vine smoke, liquorice, earth and crushed stone.

Palate: full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with powdery tannins, vibrant acidity, intense minerality and a broad, perfumed finish.

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

Drinking Window

Berry Bros. & Rudd assigns an anticipated maturity window of 2034–2067, noting that the wine is not yet ready for release. The 2022 vintage’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, and the 2022 vintage’s exceptional quality has earned it near-perfect scores from multiple critics.

The combination of the domaine’s reputation, the legendary Musigny terroir and the richness of the 2022 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.

Classification

Grand Cru

Drinking Window

2028-2080