BIN905
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07/08 Comte de Vogüé
Mixed Pack Offer
The philosophy at de Vogüé is one of trying to blend tradition and modernity. Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, in the commune of Chambolle-Musigny, is the only domaine that can be spoken of in the same breath as Romanee-Conti. Created in the mid-15th century, its 30 acres surround the original house and outbuildings, which have been lived in by descendants of the same owners since 1528. It is at present under the watchful eye of George’s grand daughters Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette.
The Chambolle Musigny Villages wine comes mainly from a 1.8 hectares plot in the climat of Les Porlottes, close to the woods on the western side of the village, with a typical production of a little over 400 cases. The soil here covers a bed of limestone and contains many small rocks. The vines have an average age of about 30 years. The Domaine also owns small sections totaling 0.34 ha in the Chambolle 1er Crus of Les Baudes (average 54 year-old vines) and Les Fuées whose vines average 45 years. Rather than vinify these separately they effectively declassify the resulting 1er Cru wines by choosing to blend into their single villages cuvée.
Despite owning portions of Les Baudes and Les Fuées in addition to their holding in Amoureuses, there is actually no premier Cru wine in these bottles, only the declassified juice from the young (under 25 years) Musigny vines—Musigny in short trousers as the domaine likes to call it. The first outing for this wine was the 1995 vintage—before this time quite a lot of juice was sold to the negociants. Today, there are about 2.8 hectares of these young vines, producing around 500 cases of Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru per year.
The highest part of the Amoureuses vineyard is separated from Musigny by a small road, it is here that the domaines’ 0.56 ha holding is located. The vines average 31 years-old and produce a mere 160 or so cases per vintage.
Available today:
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Six Bottle Mixed Pack
One each of the following:
Chambolle Musigny Villages, 2007 & 2008
Chambolle Musigny Premier Cru, 2007 & 2008
Chambolle Musigny, Premier Cru, Les Amoureuses, 2007 & 2008
Full Retail: $1420 Mixed Case Discount: $1200
No Further Discounts
Region: Burgundy, France
