Camille Giroud Musigny Grand Cru 1976

Camille Giroud Musigny Grand Cru 1976This displayed a nose that bordered on being surmature with traces of stewed fruit along with good spiciness and earth nuances. There is very good richness to the round and velvety middle weight flavors that are quite suave and seductively textured, all wrapped in a mouth coating finish that offers very good but not truly special length. While certainly a quality '76 I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of excellent depth and length, particularly

super-pure

with sweet tannin and plenty of power harnessed in a symmetrical

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

all wrapped in a wonderfully long

lush mouthfeel with silky tannin

spice and pure red and dark berries

As pretty as this is on the nose and mid-palate

but with no sense of heaviness

spring flowers

Asian-style tea

multidimensional wine that should drink well for 25-30 years

There is a driving minerality to the mouth coating and focused middle weight plus flavors that are ultra-vibrant