CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY

2018 1er Cru Les Sentiers Domaine Stéphane Magnien

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
Other Practising Organic
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Nuits
Village Chambolle Musigny
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13.5%
Vineyard Les Sentiers

Chalky soil at the bottom of the village: very fine, but ripe and opulent too - lovely fruit intensity. L&S (Nov 2019)


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Ripe and slightly meaty on the nose, not scented like classic Chambolle though it has retained a slight floral note. Firm, dense, fresh enough but a bit heavy on its feet at this level of ripeness. Plenty of fruit all the same. Drinking range: 2022 - 2027Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2020)

42 ares. It is beneath Bonnes Mares, but Les Baudes is above and between. More chalky subsoil. Generous first impression. Rich and rounded mid palate and then becomes quite fresh and more mineral on the finish. Nice rather fine smooth tannins. Drinking range: 2024 - 2028 Rating: 93 Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Nov 2019)

Domaine Stéphane Magnien

Stéphane's is a small domaine, a mere 4.5 hectares, with one full hectare of that in regional wine - Passetoutgrains and Bourgogne - but it is blessed with two Grands Crus and also a long history of not messing with nature. No pesticides have ever been used on this land, and the plants are nearly all the old 'Pinot tordu' - twisted Pinot with its gnarly stems which are less vigorous than the modern clones and said by many to make wines with more finesse.

Stéphane chaptalizes only to extend fermentations - these are wines which his father Jean-Paul used to describe as 'sage en alcool' - from 12 to 13% - the old vines do not make much alcohol. Wood use is also discreet, even though Stéphane has increased the proportion, he does not exceed 50% new wood on the Grands Crus, 25% on the Premiers Crus and on the village appellations, 15% new wood for one year only, then all into older barrels.

Stéphane says that he aims to make wines with more richness than his father's, 'but not black angular wines which have less relief. Wines which leave your mouth clean and clear, refreshed and revived and, above all, wanting another glass'. He destems 100%, gives the grapes a six-day maceration, then a classical fermentation with just two pigeages, and a little remontage (pumping over) at the end.

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