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2005 Musigny Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Musigny

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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"It's hard to ask for better," said Philippe Drouhin of the 2005 growing season. "The only thing we could have asked for was better yields. The yields were low because it was very dry." (Production in Grands-Echezeaux, Echezeaux, Amoureuses and Musigny were also cut by hail in May.) Drouhin told me that the family harvested slightly later than most of their colleagues. "This was the right strategy for the pinot noir, but in retrospect we could have picked the chardonnay a bit earlier," he said. The 2005 reds seem set for a long and positive evolution in bottle. "My father compares 2005 to 1961," said Philippe, adding that the '61s are still very good today. Long-time winemaker Laurence Jobard, who was set to retire at the end of 2006 after having made 30 vintages here, also raved about 2005: "I've been vinifying a long time, but this may be my best vintage ever. The '05s have a sweetness like 1985 but more richness." (Note that I reviewed the finished Drouhin 2004s back in Issue 125.)