Jacques Frederic Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru 1989 EXCL._NDIS plum and herbal tea aromas

plum and herbal tea aromas

The wine combines extraordinary power and richness with remarkable complexity and finesse

The wines from the extremely hot drought year

Moderate but not really invasive wood serves as a backdrop for the mix of various dark berry fruit elements where additional breadth is present in the form of earth

Jacques Frederic Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru 1989 EXCL._NDIS plum and herbal tea aromasLike virtually all '89s today, the expressive nose displays fully mature aromas and the initial hints of sous bois. The gamy, earthy and faintly dry medium full flavors are rich, moderately complex and have largely resolved the underlying tannins, culminating in a slightly austere and ever so mildly dry finish of solid though not exceptional persistence.