DOMAINE HENRI MAGNIEN, Gevrey-Chambertin
RH: Ambitious pricing considering others in their peer group.
Cask sample. Reductive drainage aromas. Assuming these subside...
Cask sample. Simple, light nose and palate with ripe but...
Cask sample. Compressed and simple on the palate with a smokier...
Cask sample. Smoky nose with gentle red fruit that just holds up...
Violets, blackcurrant, superbly slinky texture and long...
DOMAINE MICHEL MAGNIEN, Morey-St-Denis
Cask sample. Mid crimson. Slightly leafy dark-red fruit. Light...
Cask sample. Mid crimson. Lightly peppery dark-red fruit. Gentle...
Cask sample. Mid crimson. Fragrant with sweet cherries, lifted...
A blend of four premier crus.
Cask sample. Mid cherry. Lively and...
DOMAINE SÉBASTIEN MAGNIEN, Meursault
JR: I was more impressed by the white than the reds but the prices are tight.
Quite rich but with admirable tension. This really works very...
A terroir quite close to Pommard, apparently.
Very deep crimson...
More ruby and less blue than the Hautes Côtes. Light and smudgy...
DOMAINE STÉPHANE MAGNIEN, Morey-St-Denis
Cask sample. Cooked cherries giving a rich and full style on the...
Cask sample. Tight, fine-grained tannins give this an austere...
Heady, flattering nose. Quite intense! Then rough tough tannins...
Again, ripe, intense nose. In this case followed by ripe, rather...
Cask sample. Smoky coffee aroma with much more openness than...
Dense, fruity and not exactly sophisticated but chock full of...
Cask sample. Powerful new-oak spice on the nose, dark cherry...
Not that much nose but beautifully polished tannins and vigorous...
DOMAINE DES MALANDES, Chablis
RH: Decent, but didn't seem to be showing their true colours.
Strong floral character, which seems almost unnatural on the...
More dilute than expected for premier cru, with a slightly...
Juicy and tight and youthful. Intense green-apple fruit with...
Crisp green fruit, punchy acidic frame, but there doesn't seem...
Creamy palate with a touch of vanilla spice, and ripe green...
LES VIGNERONS DE MANCEY, Tournus
Lemon and crushed herbs and an attractive stony note. This is...
CATHERINE ET CLAUDE MARÉCHAL, Bligny-les-Beaune
EL: Claude Marechal was trained by Henry Jayer. They harvested this vintage...
