2022 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux, Domaine Henri Magnien
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Winemaker:Domaine Henri Magnien
This is a very sunny spot, with vines being over 35 years of age. There is just 20-30cm depth of soil before the roots begin to penetrate the rocks. It is a cuvée where Charles Magnien has moved on from traditional punching-down of the grape-cap to using more pumping over ofthe juice, to flatter the wine’s roundness. “Champeaux is always drinkable early, and very easy” he says. Colour is youthful ruby of medium depth, aromas are open, ample and fruity. Palate shows intense fruit, soft middle, with harmonious, well-integrated tannins (for drinking 2024-2030+).
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Wine Name | Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux, Domaine Henri Magnien |
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| Product Code | CJ0222RA |
| Customs Status | Duty Paid |
| Tax Status | Inc Tax |
Winemaker
Domaine Henri Magnien
Clients with long memories will recall that we shipped wines from this estate in the mid-1980s – when Henri, the grandfather of Charles Magnien, who now runs the estate, was in charge. The Domaine has extraordinary vineyard-holdings on the Côte Saint-Jacques. This is a hillside of Gevrey-Chambertin First Growths, above the village, which narrowly missed classification as Grands Crus, in the 1930s.
Since taking over the reins, Charles has been determinedly bringing it back up to the level which made his grand-father’s wines exceptional. Charles makes a point of preserving and propagating the “Pinot Noir Magnien”, whose existence dates from 1850, giving grapes with thick skins, and only small amounts of juice. Working closely with his cooper, he has developed his own, lightly-fired but long-time-toasted oak barrels, with the object of eliminating the vanilla or coffee aromas which may come with heavier toasting. “I search to produce fine wine, not tannic wine – wine you can drink young, and keep if you want,” says Charles. He is a new star in Gevrey-Chambertin, whose wines we were the first to re-introduce to UK Burgundy-lovers in 2018, with the 2016 vintage.