1996 Joseph Drouhin, Musigny Grand Cru 2x750ml

Vinous 93

The 1996 Musigny Grand Cru has an enticing, well-defined bouquet of dark berries, iris flower, dried blood and pine needle scents, opening nicely with aeration. Medium-bodied and, like many 1996s, quite backward and burly in style; a masculine Musigny with traces of freshly rolled tobacco on the finish. Moderate length. This has clearly got legs, though where is it going to go? Tasted at the Drouhin Musigny vertical in London. [Neal Martin, 10/26/2020]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2034

Robert Parker 91-93

This dark-colored wine has malty black cherry scents and a broad-shouldered, masculine, highly-structured (verging on tannic) character. Its chewy texture offers loads of sweetened and creamed blackberries, violets, and earth. This wine coats the mouth with copious quantities of fine tannins that, in time, will easily be overcome by this impressive offering’s dense fruit. Drink it between 2005 and 2010+. This wine is more concentrated and extracted than what I am used to at Maison Joseph Drouhin. Importer: Dreyfus Ashby, New York, NY; tel (212) 818-0770. [Pierre Rovani, 08/01/1998]

Anticipated maturity: 2005-2010