2018 Domaine J-F Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru

Bid on this bottle of 2018 Domaine J-F Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru (97VN, (95-97RP)), one of the most coveted wines in Burgundy, from Frédéric Mugnier, the second-largest owner of this legendary Chambolle-Musigny Grand Cru with 1.13 hectares of old vines, whose pure, ethereal style has earned a devoted collector following. As usual the most backward and reserved wine in the Mugnier cellar, the 2018 unfurls with ripe cherries, wild and brambly red berries, forest floor and dark chocolate, framed by notes of musk, violets and a faint touch of iodine. The palate is full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with a concentrated core of fruit, an ample frame of powdery tannin and a long, lively finish. A brooding, muscular Musigny that William Kelley noted will need time to show all its cards, built for decades in the cellar.