Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru 2017

Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru 2017

A wine that transcends the vintage, Mugnier’s 2017 Musigny Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes wafts from the glass with aromas of wild strawberries, cherry, rose petal, wild blueberries, blood orange and warm spices. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, multidimensional and stunningly pure, caressing the palate with its silky tannins and generous core of crystalline fruit, concluding with a resonant, fragrant finish. It’s a magical Musigny that left me stammering.

William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 96-98 Points

A superbly spicy if still surprisingly primary nose combines a wide range of elements that include maraschino cherry, raspberry, lavender, violet, tea and sandalwood as well as a hint of herbal tea character. The super-sleek yet almost painfully intense and powerful big-bodied flavors are shaped by impressively fine-grained tannins on the youthfully austere finish where the power does a slow build from the mid-palate. This is still very young but it’s not so backward that it couldn’t in a pinch be approachable with an hour or so in a decanter. With that said, I would advise continuing to hold for another 5 to 8 years or so. Overall, this is very classy juice, indeed it’s a Musigny of evident distinction.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 95 Points Tasted Jan 2025 Drink: 2029+