1999 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

(young vine Musigny fruit up to 25 years of age - there will be a back label on the bottle to indicate the source of the grapes). Cool, reserved and supremely elegant nose of drop dead gorgeous pinot aromas and a mix of red and black fruits. It is already showing excellent complexity, fine intensity and very fine length, all the while exuding an unmistakable level of class and refinement. As Millet is fond of saying this is short pants Musigny and so it is. Tasted multiple times with consistent notes. Allen Meadows, Burghound Mar03,2007

Vibrant medium-dense ruby colour with just a hint of orange. Still quite youthful on the nose with an abundance of ripe cherry fruit, warm cranberry, black pepper, violets, undergrowth and cassia. The palate is a little closed, very tight-knit with a medium+ level of fine grained tannins and a nice backbone of high acidity. Long finish. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, May 2010

The Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru 1999 is deep in color. It has a lovely savory bouquet with hints of Italian cured meats and bacon fat intermingling with briary scents, all with really impressive intensity. The palate is full-bodied and well balanced. There is clearly a bit of sinew here. Truffle and sappy black fruit form the second half with a saline note urging another sip toward the finish. This punches above my expectations, though I would be tempted to keep bottles down in the bunker for another three or four years. Like many 1999s, this is in for the long haul. eRobertParker.com.April, 2015