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Frédéric Magnien Chambertin-Clos de Bèze(2005)
- Winery:
- Frédéric Magnien
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- France > Burgundy > Gevrey Chambertin
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- cuvée, spice, old vines, négociant, brooding, romanian cheese, round, wine cocktails, powerful, brilliant
Starting at
$229.99 USD
$229.99 USD
- Burghound
- Issue 25, Jan 01, 2007
- 91/100
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May 2008
- See the comments for Domaine Michel Magnien above for importer information and vintage comments. Note also that for his 2005 négociant wines, Magnien has simplified them somewhat by adopting certain cuvée names like Coeur des Roches and issuing a number of old vines offerings at the villages level, the latter of which are particularly interesting. And in a few cases, he has replaced the term Vieilles Vignes with the name of a cuvée. A kaleidoscopically broad nose features an amazing array of spices with an extremely ripe nose that leads to brooding full-bodied flavors that are quite powerful read more...though I was a bit surprised at the lack of refinement present. This may very well round out and the length is certainly dramatic but I confess to expecting somewhat more despite the obvious underlying quality of the raw materials. In sum, excellent rather than brilliant. (hide)
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