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Wine Description
The Story
On their rocky ledge, 'Les Musigny' and 'Les Petits Musigny' tower over the Clos de Vougeot, and face the rising sun. There was a Gallo-Roman house here whose owner was called Musinus. He gave his name to what was to become one of the most prestigious terroirs in Burgundy …
The hand-picked harvest goes through a short prefermentary maceration first, before being vinified in part in wooden tronconic vats. After the three-week vatting perio...
Vintage 2009
A warm spring with some hail in the northern part of the Côte de Nuits. After an even flowering and a warm June, the summer arrived with variable July weather. Fortunately August was fine with a period of hot weather in the second week. September started with some rain, then became fine and warm again. A harvest of healthy, ripe grapes followed. The 2009s have all the structure packed in with rich, luscious fruit. Comparable to the 2005s. Grea...
