LE MUSIGNY

(from a .13 ha holding). A strikingly floral-suffused nose features notes of kirsch, cassis, black raspberry and hints of wood. There is excellent volume to the velvet-textured and sappy flavors that exude ample minerality on the driving finish where hints of bitter chocolate and oak appear. This gorgeous effort is very firmly structured and should enjoy an exceptionally long life as it’s very much built for it. Brilliant. Drinking range: 2040 - Rating: 96-98 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2022)

Old vines here. Millerandage everywhere in the holding, so the policy is to keep whole bunches but to cut out the main stems. Noble, indeed imperial purple robe and the quality of the bouquet sings out even before my nose has got close to the glass. And then comes a little bit tingle from the whole bunch effect. Sumptuous and with a real buzz inside the darker raspberry fruit, very sensual and extremely long. Tasted: November 2021 Rating: 96-98 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Jan 2022)

The 2020 Musigny Grand Cru is de-stemmed with hand with the central stem removed. It comprises of three feuillettes this year, equivalent to around 450 bottles (this continues the tradition of using feuillettes when you could use one tailor-made barrel.) Containing 50% whole bunch and only new wood, it has a fragrant bouquet that is beautifully-defined with exuberant red fruit, crushed stone and a hint of liquorice. It fans out wonderfully towards the finish, silky smooth, vivid and sensual. This is a gorgeous Musigny that will age supremely well. Drinking range: 2030 - 2070 Rating: 96-98 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Nov 2021)