2017 Michel Magnien Grand Cru Charmes-Chambertin

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Wine & Spirits - "Frédéric Magnien farms his domaine under biodynamics, effectively magnifying the explosive power of his parcels in Charmes, some of them sustaining centenarian vines. The soil here is red, a thin layer tinged with iron over limestone rock. The smoky austerity of that earth seems to infuse this massive wine, slow to reveal itself, offering, at most, brisk and savory flavors of fruit skin that lengthen the wine’s tannins with gracious elegance. Grand and supple, this is a wine to wait on for a decade or more as its detailed expression begins to evolve."


Burghound - "This is the first wine to display any appreciable wood influence and this includes both menthol and toast elements on the otherwise attractive aromas of various dark berries, plum, earth and a top note of lavender. There is excellent intensity to the caressing middle weight plus flavors that retain good detail as well as power on the anise-inflected finish where a hint of anise appears. This solidly structured effort will require patience."