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DOMAINE HENRI MAGNIEN Estournelles St-Jacques 1er cru, Gevrey-Chambertin

DOMAINE HENRI MAGNIEN Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Champeaux , Gevrey-Chambertin

DOMAINE HENRI MAGNIEN Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Lavaux St Jacques , Gevrey-Chambertin

Deep cherry red. Subtle and dark-fruited on the nose. Dry and firm on the palate, much less open than some in this vintage but all in balance with the dry and fine tannins and the freshness entwined with the lurking fruit.

Sourced from a 2 ha parcel of old vines, many over 75+ years, Les Pruliers is typically more medium-bodied, round and finely structured with savoury undergrowth complexity.

The western end of the Aux Chezeaux plot is classified Premier Cru and borders Grand Cru Charmes-Chambertin to the north. Viticulture is fully organic. 30-100% whole-bunch vinification is used depending on the vintage. Virgile Lignier has reduced the percentage of new oak used with most vintages, and they see around 30%.

DOMAINE HENRI MAGNIEN Grand Cru, Les Grandes Lolieres, , Corton

LAURENT PONSOT Cuvée de la Violette, Chambolle-Musigny

Cuvée de lAulne Gevrey-Chambertin A blend of grapes purchased from seven or eight growers, across 10 to 12 different communal parcels smattered throughout the village. Again, this is the approach that Ponsot advocates in order to glean the essence of the regional terroir, in this case that of a single lauded village. Red and dark fruit essences mesh with the smoked meat parlayed by Gevreys heavier, ferrous limestone. A richer wine in the context of Burgundy, without the edges and creases that need too much smoothing with time in the cellar. Accessible across the earlier to mid-term.