Burgheads - what say you '97 deVogue Musigny

1997 - any good?

When did deVogue start to go too heavy on the wood(toast)?

I haven’t had too many but I guess I have been lucky enough to have had good bottles of the 90 a few times these past few years. Also had a '93 I quite enjoyed … but beyond that pretty limited experience. Certainly they have their detractors … I can say I really didn’t care for the '98 I tried a few times.

TIA

Too much wood. This is not pleasant wine to drink. No nose, no mid palate. Way out of balance.

I’ve had this wine several times. It’s pretty good. Well balanced and not for long keeping. 1997 is a variable vintage and unless it is a good price I wouldn’t bite.

This and the '04 were my two lowest placed wines of the last 12 or so years…

I actually quite like the '98, think it’s a pretty decent wine…Much prefer this to the '97.

I’ve had the 96 and the 98 in the past year or so. the 96 had heavy handed oak. The 98 not so much, but I thought the fruit was blurry. Some 98 Vogues were sold after the tasting.