Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
Label Name: | Musigny Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy (Chambolle‑Musigny, Côte de Nuits). |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | 100% Pinot Noir. |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Decanter 95; Tim Atkin 95; Inside Burgundy / Jasper Morris ~95–98 (high praise); Burghound/critics praise
Tasting Note
Perfumed red-fruit core of cherries, raspberries and mulberry with floral violet and rose petals, underpinned by subtle earth, smoke and minerality; refined tannins, bright acidity and a very long, elegant finish.
Food Pairing
Roast duck or canard à l'orange, beef entrecôte, game birds (pigeon, quail), mushroom risotto; Asian: Peking duck, miso-glazed black cod, soy‑and‑ginger mushroom stir‑fry, char siu with steamed buns.
Production Method
Organic then biodynamic viticulture; 100% whole‑cluster fermentation, cold pre-ferment maceration, gravity filling; aged 12–16 months in French oak (c.25–30% new).
Vineyard Info
Domaine de la Vougeraie, created 1999 by the Boisset family; large biodynamic domaine owning multiple Côte d'Or Grand Crus, farming this 0.21ha Musigny parcel biodynamically.