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Burgundy 2024 – M–N

Thursday 29 January 2026 • 4 min read
Olivier Merlin

The ninth of 12 alphabetically organised tasting articles: reviews of wines tasted by Matthew in the Côte d’Or and by our team in London. Olivier Merlin is pictured above by Jon Wyand. For more on this vintage, see Burgundy 2024 – guide to our coverage

The 116 wine reviews below are grouped alphabetically by producer (sur)name and within those groups are ordered whites before reds, ascending from generic through village, premiers and grands crus.

Duc de Magenta

see under Jadot in Burgundy 2024 – H–J

Domaine Henri Magnien (Gevrey-Chambertin)

A blend of all 15 of their plots.
Quite rich and satisfying. Real...

So named because in this small vintage they had to put all of...

Mid to light crimson. Prettily scented with fresh red fruit...

Dark ruby. Sweet start and then pretty chewy and firm. (JR)

Mid to light crimson. Sweeter-fruited aroma than in the Gevrey...

Lightish cherry red. Pretty dark-red fruit, open and scented...

Not yet open but already inviting. Smells of juicy dark-red...

Theirs is the only Ruchottes that includes both Ruchottes du Bas...

Domaine Michel Magnien (Morey-St-Denis)

Cask sample. Pungent, in-your-face style of Marsannay. Loads of...

Cask sample. Shows a bit more underlying sweetness of fruit than...

Chaffots lies just above Clos St-Denis. Free-draining soils. Cas...

Cask sample. Quite a delicate flower (tasted after the Morey...

Cask sample. Massive colour in the glass. Deep, profound nose...

Domaine Sébastien Magnien (Meursault)

...

Tank sample. Easy drinking, ready soon. Attractive citrus fruit...

Tank sample. Much more wood on show – at the moment, a little...

Tank sample. Attractive, weighty, chewy Meursault. Appealing...

Tank sample. Rather reserved but has a good savoury edge with...

Tank sample. A chunky style with an abundance of dark-berry...

Tank sample. Oak dominates the nose and palate but there is no...

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