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2005 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru

$1,299.00
  • Producer
    Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
  • Vintage
    2005
  • Grape Variety
    Pinot Noir
  • Region
    Burgundy
  • Sub Region
    Chambolle Musigny
  • Importer Label
    Australia – Domaine Wine Shippers
  • Size
    Bottle
SKU: CGDVBM05EC1

With more than 500 years of history and the lion’s share of one of Burgundy’s most hallowed grand crus, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is a cornerstone of Burgundian legend and a vinous dream for modern connoisseurs.

Certainly the greatest estate in Chambolle-Musigny if not in greater Burgundy, de Vogüé for 20 generations has been steward of the village’s top terroirs. The estate owns some 80 percent of grand cru Le Musigny, and a significant portion of grand cru Bonnes-Mares. Its premier cru Chambolle-Musigny is crafted exclusively from younger-vine fruit in Musigny and its Musigny Blanc is crafted from younger-vine Chardonnay grown also in Musigny.

The style of de Vogüé is the epitome of Chambolle—delicate aromas, refined yet profound flavors, a finish made of silk. These are wines that come into their own not ten years down the line but 30; a cellar without a selection of de Vogüé is a cellar missing the soul of Burgundy.

Tasting Notes

94 Points Allen Meadows
Deep ruby color. Even at 14 years of age this remains quite reserved with its brooding and still mostly primary aromas of black cherry and violets that are nuanced by hints of spice, menthol and warm earth. There is impressive scale to the big, powerful and well-muscled flavors that are underpinned by excellent mid-palate concentration and dense but fine tannins, all wrapped in a dazzling long, dusty and cool finish that is perfectly balanced. This will clearly require time to completely unfold but there is so much palate-coating dry extract that this is one of those ’05s that you could actually enjoy now just for the velvety mouth feel.

93-94 Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The 2005 Bonnes Mares marries black and red raspberries with fresh- sorbet- and liquer-like aspects alternating on a quite refined, polished, and (for this cru) seemingly less-savage than usual palate. Myriad herbs and spices mingle with the fruit and suggestions of wood smoke, horehound and sassafras emerge along with the sweet raspberries in a lingering finish that administers a considerable lashing of fine tannin and displays a sappy, resinous, faintly peppery cling. This is certainly the alter ego of this year’s cool, floral, tender Amoureuses.

2005 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru