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Henri Magnien, Ruchottes Chambertin Grand Cru 2022
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a tough job following the punchy aromatics of the "4 Carac'terres"; it’s quite low-key for this vineyard, crushed stone percolating through black fruit, linear and "correct" in style. The medium-bodied palate has fine-grain tannins. There’s mainly black fruit here, cohesive and smooth in the mouth, becoming stony when retrying after 10 minutes. It's a bit of a dark horse this, very focused and poised, though this is the one cuvée where I think it would benefit from a second winter in barrel.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2022 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru is fleshy and polished, wafting from the glass with notes of red berries, peonies, sweet spices and orange zest. Full-bodied, satiny and charming, with a velvety attack that segues into a bright core of fruit, it concludes with a saline finish.
About the Producer
The Henri Magnien wines are currently made by the dynamic young Charles Magnien, a winemaker pushing boundaries within this classic Domaine. "Charles Magnien took the helm at this enviable six-hectare Domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin in 2009, and his seemingly boundless ambition is already bearing dividends. Friends with the likes of Cyrielle Rousseau, Maxime Cheurlin and Guillaume Rouget, Magnien is part of the Côte de Nuits' dynamic younger generation, but there is substance here as well as style—manifested in a renovated and well-appointed winery and, he tells me, ambitious work in the vines." The Henri Magnien wines are also unique in the Pinot Noir clone they work with. Theirs is a particularly old clonal selection, lovingly referred to as 'Pinot Noir Magnien'. Unique to their Domaine, it lends itself to a particularly intense expression of Pinot with a distinctive spicy kick
