Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Henri Magnien, 2020
Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Henri Magnien, 2020
- 75cl
- 13.5%
- Red Still
- Pinot Noir
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Charles Magnien is quietly becoming one of Gevrey-Chambertin's most exciting names, and this Vieilles Vignes is the place to start. The vines are old, some pushing past 65 years, one celebrated plot of Epointures planted in 1915, and they're planted in the north-west quadrant of the commune, an area the locals call the Côte Saint-Jacques, where the soils carry real Premier Cru ambition.
The style sits closer to Dugat-Py than to the lean, Morey-influenced school: there's richness and density here, built on dark fruit with a plump, juicy core of raspberry that keeps going long after you expect it to stop. Charles is meticulous about oak, selecting wood personally from the forests of Fontainebleau and Châtillons, working exclusively with tonnelier Chauvin.
What the critics say:
"40 to 100 years plus, the oldest being a plot of Epointures planted in 1915, and mostly well placed above the road. The nose offers a depth and weight of dark fruit without too much detail. There is more in the way of plump ripe raspberry fruit on the palate, more juice and less structure at the back. Really continues through extremely well. "
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