2005 Domaine Comte de VogÌ_̩ Musigny Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes full-throttle Grenache

full-throttle Grenache

*Smart Buys* This rich red shows a deep core of plum

This wonderful bottling of Long Depaquit has lime

protracted harvest

2005 Domaine Comte de VogÌ_̩ Musigny Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes full-throttle GrenacheA very pure, ebullient, multi faceted nose of wild strawberry, raspberry, white flowers and citrus fruits, but very mercurial, becoming slightly flinty and minerally with aeration, then more peachy and sorbet in style. Decidedly understated on the entry, you wonder what all the fuss is about, but this wine just builds and builds. Beautifully knit tannins, perfect acidity with beguiling purity and minerality. More feminine than I predicted, but wow,