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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 30 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 4/22/2023 & rated 91 points: Actually very decent in the context of Vogue. Fully resolved with tea, dark fruit, minerals and earth. The fruit was clean and precise. 91-92 (920 views) | | | Tasted by acheng on 9/24/2021: Green and medicinal notss I have encountered in the 04. A muscular wine with resolved tannin. Drink now with food. (1526 views) | | | Tasted by schan109 on 6/23/2021 & rated 96 points: Bottle breathe for 1.5 hours. Great nose with ripe fruit, tea (with a hint of flower), and at the same time showing strength, depth of red fruit, violet, rose, and integrated tannins. Very smooth and mature. Long finish. We consume over 2 hours, and it evolved nicely. (1662 views) | | | Tasted by kr522 on 3/14/2018 & rated 91 points: good combination of red and dark fruit, sous bois. Enjoyable to drink but nothing jumped out and grabbed my attention...was a bit simple, and didn’t evolve in glass. Faded a little by end of 3 hours, but held together much better than Dujac BM in the next glass (3200 views) | | | Tasted by Mistress of Wine on 12/24/2016: Deep garnet. Very mute initially but after a 4 hour decant, dark fruit, allspice, game, orange peel and earth emerge. Later we also got a top note of spearmint. The palate is thinner than the nose would have you believe, so that we got a touch of heat on the finish. Good, not great. (3884 views) | | | Tasted by CManthei on 4/12/2016 & rated 96 points: This wine was a little outshone by some powerhouse wines in a recent tasting, but it was one of my favourites. It has great power and concentration with ripe and perfumed red fruits, violets, roses, tar, mushroom and sous Bois. Great elegance! A very sexy wine. (4435 views) | | | Tasted by PC73 on 12/18/2015 & rated 90 points: De vogue bonnes mares 1997
Clean but dull red in appearance.
Savoury on nose and palate.
Quite meaty and earthy. Spicy. Dark fruits.
Creamy on the finish. Underlying bit of heat but the tannins are nice and soft.
Enjoyable and drinking well. (4276 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 12/5/2015 & rated 90 points: Eleventh Annual White Truffle Dinner (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Brief late night tasting note. Roasted black fruit that manages to retain freshness and balance. Moderate depth. Good now. (5358 views) | | | Tasted by WoodieBayArea on 7/21/2015 & rated 92 points: Salil's 11/21/13 note is a perfect description of my experience with this wine over two nights, very very nice and i would say richer and rounder (even for BM) than i might have expected from 1997... (3390 views) | | | Tasted by TWSA on 3/13/2015 & rated 91 points: Duration: 3 hours
Food pairing: Japanese Teppanyaki
Aroma: cherry, candy
Bottle Condition: perfect
Notes: the wine started to open up after breathing in the bottle for 40 wines. A very typical bonnes mares I will describe. A pretty balanced mix of cherry and candy in the nose. However the palate suggests wine is still energetic and should be suitable for further aging. I would suggest waiting for 3-5 more years before consuming this bottle. (2824 views) | | | Tasted by Fred P on 8/30/2014 & rated 95 points: A really great wine. Good fruit and complexity. The taste lingered in my mouth seemingly forever. I thought it would be on the downward slope but no, it drank great. Two others felt the same way. The good news is that I have 4 more bottles. (2784 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 11/21/2013 & rated 92 points: Bottle of Pain dinner (Ibiza, New Haven, CT): A powerful, flamboyant scent immediately suggests something rather ripe and intense. This is packed with dense red and dark fruits tinged by floral and more savoury earthy elements, and still feels very young with plenty of fine grained tannin on the back end and the fruit still very rich and sappy. Really impressive now, though this seems to have a lot of time ahead of it. (4527 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 9/3/2013 & rated 90 points: Drank over 4 hours at Cory's. Much more earth and funk on the nose and palate vs the 1996 and 1993. Still nice red fruit, but with a hint of green. Tightened up on the shorter, but still medium, finish. Nice enough, but a tough comparison tonight. (3594 views) | | | Tasted by Remony on 8/19/2012 & rated 91 points: Four bottles with roast pork at Sunday lunch in midst of this season's Bolton/Ark grouse gathering. Very satisfying but linear. Dry and moderately tannic. A complete GC Chambolle, but lacking in generosity. (4635 views) | | | Tasted by Sleepy Dave on 11/13/2011 & rated 90 points: 2011 Special Session 2 - Jon and Bernard! (Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant, The Forum Shopping Mall, Orchard Road): Alcohol :: 13.5%
#00057. Wow, what a nose! Matured but still very fresh: barnyard, autumn leave, savory meatiness, red cherry, plum, earth and touch of chalk. Fullish mouth feel, a little bit tannin showing up for additional grip, with strong inner perfume of dried floral, barnyard intermixed with the complex flavors of autumn leave, dried tea leaves, plummy, red cherry and a touch of wild meatiness. This has excellent detail and precision on the palate, though not necessary the purity. The finished is sweet and juicy with good length and drive. Maybe due to the vintage, the scale of this Bonne Mares is smaller but the harmonious is there. This is a complete wine, drinking very well now and should stay as it is for the next 5yrs at least. (5484 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 1/13/2011 & rated 92 points: DeVogue Dinner (The Ledbury, London): Vogue Dinner @ The Ledbury - light violet color, nose a little bit in the middle of primary and secondary. in the mouth still showing some red fruit, a zip of energy, clean and a nice texture, with a bit of dry red wine feel. if i didnt know this was a '97 i would have been surprised (5167 views) | | | Tasted by DAN BAILEY on 1/13/2011: Blacker and riper than 2000 but with a vegetal nose, softer entry and again, red/black fruits but with a spicy finish. OK but not very inspiring. (4968 views) | | | Tasted by madeiradog on 12/5/2010 & rated 92 points: Dinner with Herwig Janssen (Blue Duck Tavern): Powerful fruit held in check but good structure and perhaps a bit of brett that adds a little spice. (5640 views) | | | Tasted by Dave Dalluge on 11/16/2010: Heartland: Popped and poured. Dark ruby red color. Funky nose that never seemed to blow off completely. Looking past the funk you could discern dark fruit and spice intermixed with oak/caramel. I suspect the funk was brett; regardless it was hard to ignore. The taste was nice with good red fruit, spice and brown sugar. While this was tasty enough, it was thoroughly outclassed by the three other reds and there were no re-pours -- meaning most of this went unconsumed. Too bad, because I remember really enjoying the '97 Musigny and minus the funk this might have been its equal. (4296 views) | | | Tasted by ricknat1 on 5/21/2010 & rated 93 points: Very structured, the Musigny seems more present than many others. Fruit is darker than most, but with an nice long finish. Closer to the Roumier than the Jadot. took a while to open up. Stephanie thinks it is a little top heavy on the attack. A little hollow at the midpalate. None of the 97 hotness visible here. A very nice wine, particularly for the vintage, but not Stephanie's style. More impressive than delicous, but overall quite good. (3477 views) | | | Tasted by bunhiong on 2/21/2010: undecided if the wine was ageing prematurely but still a pretty solid wine, slightly awkward balance-wise, tannins might overwhelm the fruits in time to come so this wine might be at its best right now. (3541 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 1/21/2010 flawed bottle: Corked. (3603 views) | | | Tasted by madeiradog on 7/18/2006 & rated 97 points: Great bottle of wine. Round mouthfeel, long finish and well defined fruit balanced with acidity and structure. A burgundy that all lovers of pinot can enjoy. I would guess has many years of life left and well get more complex with age. (4531 views) | | | Tasted by burningstarIV on 7/9/2006 & rated 94 points: Great balance, incredibly earthy yet rich. 50+4+13+18+9=94 (4723 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Burgundy-Report (8/1/2007)
(Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes-Mares) A high-toned fresh nose with very precise fruit - rare in 1997. The palate also shows precise young fruit and is rather racy too. The tannins probably need at least another 5 years. Less friendly than the Magnien, but younger | By Lyle Fass
Rockss and Fruit (2/10/2003)
(Comte Vogue Bonnes Mares) Explosive nose of spice, blueberries, herbs and mocha. Intense palate with lively fruit and ripe tannin. Incredible length. This was very impressive. |
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| Domaine Comte Georges de VogüéGeorges Comte de Vogue - Burgundy
Many domaines in Burgundy can trace their roots back over 100 years, but only a handful can claim more than 200 years of history. Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé can trace a line back over 550 years, to 1450 and the Chambolle vines of one Jean Moisson. Highly regarded as the greatest estate in Chambolle Musigny, today the domaine is headed by its 20th generation – Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette, the granddaughters of the late Comte Georges de Vogüé.
THE DOMAINE OF COMTE DE VOGUE
The Domaine currently owns 12.43 ha of vines, all of it in Chambolle-Musigny.
The Estate:
7.2ha are in Musigny,
2.7ha in Bonnes-Mares,
0.56ha in Chambolle Amoureuses,
0.27ha in other Chambolle premiers crus, and 1.8ha in Chambolle Village
Viticulture
Eric Bourgogne practices ‘lutte raisonnée’ (reasoned battle) which is effectively intervention only as required rather than treatment as prevention. In common with most domaines in Chambolle he also practices ‘confusion sexuelle’ – he puts small brown tags of insect pheromones on the end of the rows of vines. Eric Bourgogne believes that a balance of insects is best, as treatments against one insect type will often have negative consequences for beneficial predators. Across the domaine he uses three types of pruning; Guyot, Cordon Royat and for the young vines a formation pruning.
Within Musigny, he allows the weeds and grass to grow between the rows throughout the autumn and winter, ploughing by horse from spring onwards, using no weed killer. Eric Bourgogne believes that these choices result in less-compacted soil and significantly less erosion than the domaine used to experience. The Domaine puts its own compost on the vineyards at a rate of 2 hectares per year; this translates to an addition of compost every six years.
A STUDY OF LE MUSIGNY VINEYARD
Musigny, sometimes referred to as Le Musigny, is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red and white wine in Côte de Nuits of Burgundy. It is located within the commune of Chambolle-Musigny, to the south of the village itself. It borders on the Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot in the southeast, to Échezeaux in the south, and to the Premier Cru Les Amoureuses in the northeast. The name is derived from a family de Musigny, which is now extinct, but which held offices in the court of the Dukes of Burgundy from the 14th century. The AOC was created in 1936, but the borders of Musigny were previously set down legally in 1929.
Musigny is the only Grand Cru vineyard in Côte de Nuits for white wine as well as red, although the production of red wine dominates by over 90%. All the other Burgundy Grand Crus for white wine are located in Côte de Beaune.
Even though the vineyard of Musigny has been famous for centuries, its history of ownership is not well understood. The earliest record of the village of Chambolle is traced back to 1110 and by 1140, the Cistercians owned the vineyard of Musigny; or at least it is believed they did. The confusion rests because up until the French Revolution there was also a subclimat within the Clos de Vougeot called Les Petits Musigny. Mysteries of the dark ages aside, what is certain is that in 1882, the village of Chambolle appended Musigny to its name.
In 1855 there were two parcels of Musigny, which together comprised 10.05 ha: Les Musigny and Les Petits-Musigny. Most people believe that these are only two subclimates of Musigny, but this is not so. In 1929, suit was brought before the courts to extend the right to the name Musigny to a 0.61 ha parcel of the adjoining premier cru La Combe d’Orveau. Ultimately, this request was granted and in 1936, all three climats were combined to create a single A.O.C. under the name Musigny.
Then, in 1989, the right to the name Musigny was extended yet again to a few rows of vines, which increased the surface area to the present size of 10.70 ha.
The entirety of 4.2 ha of Les Petits Musigny is a monopole of the Domaine Comte de Vogue and Domaine Jacques Prieur owns the entire La Combe d’Orveau subclimat (0.61 ha). Ownership of Musigny is quite concentrated with a mere four domaines owning fully 90% of it, and with the lion’s share of that owned by de Vogue. The total number of domaines with ownership is only ten.
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is by far the largest owner of Grand Cru Musigny, i.e. 66,5 % of the entire vineyard, with a total of 7.12 ha, including all of Les Petits Musigny (4,2 ha - a monopole) and 2,92 ha of Le Musigny.
The vineyard lies on several north-south faults which separate different geologies: Oolite limestone at the top and Comblanchien limestone further down.
To ensure the best possible quality and emphasize its non compromise policy, the Domaine commercializes the Musigny solely under the label “Vieilles Vignes”, i.e. from selected vines exclusively between 25 years of age and approximately 60 years of age.
Pinot Noir Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia)
Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Jura, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success.
Pinot Noir is one of the world's most prestigious grapes. It is very difficult to grow and thrives well in France, especially in Champagne and Burgundy. Pinot Noir thrives less in hot areas, is picky on soil, and deserves some oak storage.
Pinot Noir, or Blauburgunder / Spätburgunder in German, is a blue grapevine - and, as the German name suggests, the grape comes originally from Burgundy in France.
The grape, which thrives in calcareous soils, is used primarily for the production of red wine, and it is widely regarded as producing some of the best wines in the world. The wine style is often medium-bodied with high fruit acidity and soft tannins. It can be quite peculiar in fragrance and taste, and not least in structure - which may be why it is referred to as "The Grapes Ballerina".
Pinot Noir is also an important ingredient in sparkling wines, not least in champagne since it is fruity, has good acidity and contains relatively little tannins.
The grape is considered quite demanding to grow. The class itself consists of tightly packed grapes, which makes it more sensitive to rot and other diseases.
Pinot Noir changes quite easily and is genetically unstable. It buds and matures early which results in it often being well ripened. Climate is important for this type of grape. It likes best in cool climates - in warm climates the wines can be relaxed and slightly pickled.
In cooler climates, the wine can get a hint of cabbage and wet leaves, while in slightly warmer regions we often find notes of red berries (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants), roses and slightly green notes when the wine is young. With age, more complex aromas of forest floor, fungi and meat emerge.
In Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, it often produces light wines with less character. However, it has produced very good results in California, Oregon and New Zealand.
With its soft tannins and delicate aroma, it is excellent for white fish, chicken and light meat. For the stored wines you can serve small game. Classic duck breast is a matter of course, a Boeuf Burgundy and Pinot Noir are pure happiness.
Pinot Noir loses quality by over-harvesting.
Pinot Noir is prone to diseases, especially rot and mildew. Viruses cause major problems especially in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir are large round grapes with thin skins. Relatively high in alcohol content. Medium rich tannins and good with acid.
As a young person, Pinot Noir has a distinctly fruity character such as raspberries, cherries and strawberries.
A mature Pinot Noir, the taste is different. Cherry goes into plum and prune flavors. It smells of rotten leaves, coffee, moist forest floor and animal wine. This must be experienced.
In warm climates you find boiled plum, some rustic, little acid.
If the grapes are over-grown, the wine will be thin, with little color and flavor.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Nuits on weinlagen.infoBonnes Mares Grand CruDescrittori: Ribes e violetta sono il marchio di fabbrica del Bonnes Mares |
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