Domaine Comte de Vogüé
Overview
One of the most historic estates in Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Comte de Vogüé holds the largest parcel of Musigny grand cru (more than 7 hectares, approximately 72% of the total vineyard) as well as Bonnes-Mares, Chambolle-Musigny “les Amoureuses,” and village wines. The domaine also produces a rare and extraordinary Musigny Blanc (white Chardonnay). After a difficult period in the 1970s–1980s when young wines seemed underperforming, the quality bounced back strongly from the mid-1990s under current management.
Appellations
- Chambolle-Musigny (Musigny grand cru; Bonnes-Mares grand cru; “les Amoureuses” 1er cru; “Premier Cru” blend; village)
- Musigny Blanc (Chardonnay from within Musigny grand cru)
Key Wines
- Musigny (grand cru) — iconic; the domaine’s crown jewel
- Bonnes-Mares (grand cru)
- Chambolle-Musigny “les Amoureuses” (1er cru)
- Musigny Blanc — extraordinary rarity; Chardonnay from grand cru
Style Notes
After a difficult period, Vogüé’s wines are now among the most structured and long-lived of Chambolle. They can seem almost extracted in their youth compared to the more ethereal wines of Mugnier or Barthod, but they age magnificently. The 1999s still showed firm tannins and needed significant additional cellaring at age 25 in Gilman’s 2024 assessment.
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
One older bottle note:
- 1999 Chambolle-Musigny “Premier Cru”: 92+ pts (2032–2075) — “remains still youthfully primary at age 25; still several years away from blossoming properly; deep and nascently complex; still a fair bit of firm tannin; seems less extracted in personality than wines from earlier in this decade at Vogüé; should prove excellent in due course, but needs plenty of cellaring time”
2024 and 2023 Vintage Notes (Burghound #101)
Jean Lupatelli (technical director) described 2024: “rough going pretty much from beginning to end.” Yields ~11 hl/ha (Musigny only 8 hl/ha). Potential alcohols ~12.5%. Barely any whole clusters (small proportion in Musigny). Vinified softly with pump overs. 2023s bottled Feb-April 2025.
2024 Scores (barrel):
- Musigny Vieilles Vignes: (93-95) — from 6.46 ha; “definitely more concentrated while retaining a seductive mouthfeel”; “very much built-to-age”
- Chambolle “Les Amoureuses” 1er: (92-94) — .56 ha (.40 in production); “super-sleek, intense and beautifully delineated”; only 2 barrels
- Chambolle “1er” (young Musigny vines): (91-94) — from ~.27 ha in Grands Musigny; “Patience strongly advised”
- Bonnes Mares: (91-93) — 2.67 ha in terres rouges; “not a big wine” but “well-proportioned and harmonious”
- Chambolle-Musigny: (89-91) — includes declassified 1ers from Baudes and Fuées
2023 Scores (bottle):
- Musigny Vieilles Vignes: 96 — “exceptionally firm and is very much a ‘buy and forget you own it’ wine. In a word, superb.”
- Chambolle “Les Amoureuses” 1er: 94 — “Zen-like poise. In a word, terrific.”
- Chambolle “1er”: 94 — “taken a huge step forward in the last two vintages”
- Bonnes Mares: 93 — “rich and opulent”; “should age effortlessly”
- Chambolle-Musigny: 91 — “surprisingly good power”
My Tastings
(none yet)
Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(page 31)sources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 101 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Nuits Reds.txt