The ‘01 Musigny Grand Cru (Cuvee Vieilles Vignes).

Drinking window

Tasting note

Pale garnet with a pronounced brick rim that speaks to 25 years of cellar evolution, the 2001 de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes opens with a complex, evolved nose. Dried cherry, rose hip, earthy undertones, and a faint balsamic accent speak to a wine in its mature post-peak phase. The primary strawberry and rose petal of youth have transformed into something more autumnal and layered. There is still genuine minerality on the palate and a long, nuanced finish, though the vivid freshness and precision of the peak years has given way to a softer, more meditative quality. The texture is silky and the tannins entirely resolved. The 2001 vintage was a leaner, more delicate expression of Musigny compared to the more concentrated 2002, and in its post-peak phase that delicacy is even more apparent. This is a wine to open and drink contemplatively, appreciating the beauty of fully evolved old-vine Burgundy rather than expecting the vibrancy of a wine at peak. A window into what great Burgundy becomes across a full quarter century of development.

The 2001 vintage

The 2001 Burgundy Cote de Nuits vintage was characterized by lean, structured reds with natural ripe character and the potential for long evolution. Wine Spectator scored 2001 Cote de Nuits reds at 89 Very Good, describing the wines as lean and structured yet ripe and potentially long-lived. The growing season in 2001 was marked by uneven conditions, with summer rain and hail affecting some areas more than others, and the Cote de Nuits performed better than the Cote de Beaune. For Musigny, the 2001 produced wines of inherent delicacy and fine-boned structure rather than the concentration of 2002 or 2005. The vintage emphasized the natural lightness of the Chambolle-Musigny terroir, producing Musigny in a style that prioritized finesse and floral aromatics over richness and power. At 25 years of age, the 2001 de Vogue shows the long-lived quality that was always inherent in the vintage structure, though it has now passed its peak and entered a quietly beautiful post-peak maturity that will be available to enjoy through the early 2030s.

About Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue is among the most iconic estates in all of Burgundy, controlling 7.2 of the 10.86 total hectares of the Musigny grand cru. The estate has been in the de Vogue family for nearly five centuries and maintains a philosophy of minimal intervention, old vine preservation, and patient aging. The Musigny Cuvee Vieilles Vignes is made from vines averaging over 60 years of age at the heart of the Musigny parcel, considered the benchmark expression of the appellation and one of the finest wines produced anywhere in the world. Winemaker Francois Millet has guided the estate since 1986, maintaining the extraordinary consistency and standard that defines de Vogue as the reference producer for this singular grand cru. The 2001 represents a leaner, more delicate expression of the Vieilles Vignes style, showing the estate's capacity to coax beauty and longevity from a challenging but ultimately long-lived vintage year.

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