2022, Domaine Henri Magnien, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, V.V

An exceptionally pretty, even perfumed, nose freely offers up more elegant aromas where the fruit derives more from the red side of the spectrum. There is again a lovely sense of verve to the detailed and denser flavours that possess slightly better complexity and persistence on the balanced and youthfully austere finale that has the stuffing to repay up to a decade of keeping. 89-91 Allen Meadows, Burghound (2024).

Medium ruby purple. I like the nose here more than the straight Gevrey and the Bourgogne because the fruit seems to be filling out more. This is what I expected. The fruit remains precise but there is enough of it to cover the bone structure. A pretty and perfumed strawberry finish with good length. **** 90-92 Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (2023).

The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes comes from eight parcels from 40 years old to some planted in 1915. Always one of my favourite cuvées from Magnien, this is more defined and energetic than the regular Gevrey, offering Morello cherries, strawberries and rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins and a mixture of red and black fruit, supple in texture. It is not a concentrated Gevrey but feels very cohesive towards the finish. Give this puppy a couple of years in bottle. 90-92 Neal Martin, Vinous (2023).

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