Vogüé Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 2012

98 points Neal Martin (Wine Advocate): "The 2012 Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand Cru from de Vogüé has slightly brighter and more vivacious fruit than J-F Mugnier, and in fact, the two wines seem to go in two different trajectories in the glass, this blossoming and the other becoming more occluded. De Vogüé's Musigny is unashamedly floral in style, very elegant and yet delineated. There is a noticeable estuary scents, mudflats and seaweed, that begin to permeate the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, wonderful acidity and succinctly integrated new oak that is barely tangible. It is intense but elegant, long and tender in the mouth. It is a fabulous Musigny, one of the best that the domaine has produced in recent years. Drink: 2017-2045. (Oct 2015)"

96-98 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "Magnificent and utterly complete, the 2012 Musigny Vieilles Vignes is a wine of contrasts. At times powerful, while at others much more hushed and seductive, the 2012 changes constantly. In many ways, its elusive personality captures the essence of what makes Burgundy so compelling. Bright red fruits are woven into a fabric of spice, blood orange and white pepper. The flavors are deep yet wonderfully lifted. It's all right there in the glass. What a pleasure it is to contemplate the 2012 at this early stage in its life. Drink: 2022-2037. (Jan 2014)"

95-98 points Fine Wine Review: "Last, the Musigny is very expressive in the nose, exploding with spice. The mouth is supple, long, deep, and tannic with blackberry fruit, sensuality, and length. It is a super wine, but I expect that it will need substantial bottle aging. (Issue #141; 2014)"

97 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2012 Musigny Vieilles Vignes from the Comte de Vogüé is also a brilliant wine in the making. The deep, pure and nascently complex nose wafts from the glass in a stunning blend of red and black cherries, raspberries, red plums, cocoa, a stunning base of soil tones, hints of the smokiness to come, pungent (morning) violets and a discreet base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and perfectly focused, with a sappy core of fruit, glorious transparency, fine-grained tannins and impeccable balance on the very, very long, pure and perfectly focused finish. A great wine. 2025-2075+. (Nov/Dec 2013)"

97 points/'Don't miss!' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A gorgeously spicy nose is comprised of liqueur-like dark berry fruit scents that also display plenty of floral influence that includes notes of lavender, violet and, somewhat curiously, honeysuckle. There is outstanding concentration and punch to the seductively textured and marvelously intense big-bodied flavors that are borderline robust as the supporting tannins are dense but refined. I really like the Zen-like sense of harmony to the explosively long finish that really stains the palate. In a word, terrific. Drink: 2027+. (Jan 2014)"

97 points (18.5/20) La Revue du Vin de France: "Musigny, on the other hand, gives a sensation of intense minerality, with the scent of blood orange. Despite its finesse, the energy it develops on the palate takes over. Even if its greatness is discernible, it's more muted than the other wines, as if withdrawn into its citadel. (2016)"

96+ points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "Deep, bright red. Brilliantly complex, focused nose offers scents of redcurrant, blueberry, crushed stone, spices, red licorice, menthol and botanical herbs. Boasts extraordinary sweetness and depth to its chewy, sappy red and dark fruit flavors. Really bulletproof fruit here! Spreads out on the back half to saturate every square millimeter of the palate, finishing with penetrating berry fruit and salty minerality. Remarkably long and tactile. Drink: 2028-2050. (Mar 2015)"