Musigny, Grand Cru, 2008
Deep, muscle-bound, a little backward and slow to unravel but there is great intensity and concentration here, crunchy dark spiced fruits, notes of blackcurrant, sloe and plum with cedar spice and sandalwood touches.
critic reviews
The 2007 Musigny Grand Cru is perhaps more mature in appearance than expected, with leather and game infusing the red fruit, and a tad more rustic than the 1999 or 2002. The medium-bodied palate delivers red currant, cranberry and wild strawberry notes, and firmer tannins than expected, borrowing some of the masculinity of the 1996. Yet with aeration, after an hour in the glass, it becomes fleshier and divines more complexity, wrapping up with black pepper and tobacco on the finish. Very fine, but earlier-drinking than other recent vintages. Tasted at the Drouhin Musigny vertical in London.