Patience has its rewards

A GOOD friend phoned a few days ago to ask if I could find him a Musigny Blanc by Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue. He is currently hot on Burgundy and had heard of this wine. He certainly was aiming high - you do not get much higher unless you ask for a Montrachet by Domaine Romanee-Conti.

Musigny Blanc is the name of the white chardonnay produced on Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue's Grand Cru vineyard, Musigny, in Chambolle-Musigny. Its last vintage was 1993; since then, the wine has been sold as Bourgogne Blanc because the current vines are not old enough to permit …