2020 Musigny, Grand Cru, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy

A top note of exotic herbal tea combines with an exuberantly floral nose where the whole cluster vinification is a bit more obvious for the moment compared to the prior wines. The incredibly rich, velvety and palate soaking big-bodied flavors are notably more mineral-driven while retaining excellent power and delineation on the incredibly long finish. This is very classy with a superb underlying reserve of material that should allow this stunner of a Musigny to age for the better part of two decades. With that said, it could actually be enjoyed young so good is the density of material.Drink from 2032 onwardallen_meadows, burghound_com.com (April 2022)

The 2020 Musigny Grand Cru is intense and focused on the nose with red berry fruit, undergrowth, plenty of wilted violets coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that frame very pure, red berry fruit, a touch of sappiness as it fans out and deepens on the finish. There is something majestic about this Musigny, and the finish is extraordinarily long.Here is another producer that I have visited for donkey’s years that I was denied thanks to my forcibly curtailed trip last autumn. Having tasted a few cuvées at the London tastings in January, I met with Véronique Drouhin-Boss to taste a selection of whites and reds at their tasting room in the centre of Beaune. “We picked the Chardonnay after the Pinot Noir,” she explained. “You had to be in the vineyards every day. The date of picking was tricky. It meant we could play with the whole cluster. The Chardonnay had beautiful lees. The acidity is very good as there wasn't a big drop after malo. There was just a little bâtonnage.”Drink 2030 - 2065Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (May 2022)