Dark tawny with some scarlet. Almost opaque. Fruit forward nose. Notes of ripe bing cherries, sandalwood, flowers and ripe rhubarb. Rich fruit in the mouth balanced against some big shoulder structure. This was flabby at first, fruity and hot (representative of the vintage)... but with air everything came together. A nice surprise. Still young but enjoyable if you give it a ton of air.
Dark tawny with some scarlet. Almost opaque. Fruit forward nose. Notes of ripe bing cherries, sandalwood, flowers and ripe rhubarb. Rich fruit in the mouth balanced against some big shoulder structure. This was flabby at first, fruity and hot (representative of the vintage)... but with air everything came together. A nice surprise. Still young but enjoyable if you give it a ton of air.
Nov 22nd, 2018
Whoa, massive, black tight fruit, serious structure. Two hours in the decanter couldn't help this wine open. Classic example of infanticide (and opening bottles too late at night).
Whoa, massive, black tight fruit, serious structure. Two hours in the decanter couldn't help this wine open. Classic example of infanticide (and opening bottles too late at night).
Feb 16th, 2013
This had a lot less oak on it than other magnien I've tried. Masses of red fruit, raspberry, strawberry, even some black cherry. Vanilla, clove behind the fruit, some sous bois. A little too boisterous for my taste, but maybe that can be resolved with time.
This had a lot less oak on it than other magnien I've tried. Masses of red fruit, raspberry, strawberry, even some black cherry. Vanilla, clove behind the fruit, some sous bois. A little too boisterous for my taste, but maybe that can be resolved with time.
Feb 1st, 2017
Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
