Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé - Musigny Grand Cru (Cuveé Vieilles Vignes) | French Red Wine

It is to the fabulous Grand Cru Musigny, of which he is the main owner, that the Comte Georges de Vogüé estate owes its worldwide fame. In addition to vines in the Chambolle-Musigny AOC and in Bonnes Mares, the estate owns 70% of the total area of ​​Musigny. He is also the only one to produce white wine there, as permitted by the appellation decree. Baroness Bertrand de Ladoucette, a descendant of a long line of Vogüé, now runs the property. In 1986, she hired a big name, the oenologist François Millet, to direct the operations. He does not fail to promote his philosophy: intervene as little as possible in the winemaking process. Thus, fleeing the sirens of marketing which encourage the production of wines "ready to please", his approach consists on the contrary in making the most of each harvest, whether the vintage promises to be exceptional or more ordinary, in order to try to maintain the essential from one year to the next: quality. Since then, successes have followed one another, enough to keep the estate at the top of the most prestigious houses in Chambolle-Musigny. To do this, the estate does not hesitate to downgrade all the grapes from vines deemed not old enough.