Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny Blanc Grand Cru 2021 (Store Pick-Up Only)

Description

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé has a long history spanning back over 500 years, and in the last 300 years has been owned by the same family. The family owns a handful of parcels all throught the Chambolle-Musigny region, but perhaps most famously they own approximately 70% (7.2ha) of the Grand Cru Musigny vineyard, of which a minute portion (.65ha) is planted to Chardonnay vines. It is these vines which produce one of the rarest Grand Cru white wines in all of Burgundy. So dedicated to producing wines of power and precision, when the time came, in 1993, to rip out and replant their Chardonnay vine, then winemaker Francois Millet decided to declassify this white to the regional Bourgogne Blanc. Although he could legally produce a wine from these younger vines and still label it a Grand Cru, he instead chose to allow these vines to gain a proper foothold, to best reflect the terroir of their landmark vineyard, before he would bottle the wine as Grand Cru, which was in 2015. The wine sees a very careful handling, being hand harvested, and a long elevage including aging in a tiny portion of new French oak ~20%. The palate delivers flavors of ripe pears and stone fruits, with touches of pineapple and a waxy quality, the oak comes across with hints of butterscotch and vanilla, all anchored by a vivid acidity and an intense saline, mineral streak. This wine rewards those with patience, although if you can not wait, pair this wine lobster, scallops, or white truffle risotto.