Henri Magnien Cote de Nuits-Villages Queue de Hareng Clos Francois Thurot Monopole 2023

Drink it now or cellar for up to 15 years. No need to decant, but best to open it half an hour before service.

Located in Gevrey-Chambertin, in the Côte de Nuits, Domaine Henri Magnien is a Burgundy winery founded in 1656 and still family-run today. The estate covers approximately 7 hectares of vineyards between Gevrey-Chambertin and Corton, and is now managed by Charles Magnien, the twelfth generation of the family. Production focuses on Pinot Noir using a proprietary clone called Pinot Magnien, characterized by a high level of concentration and complexity in the wines.

The Pinot Noir grapes come from a small, enclosed plot located in the Queue de Hareng vineyard, above the village of Brochon, and a few meters from Fixin. Here, the vines are planted on a slope with limestone soils and enjoy north/south exposure. After spontaneous fermentation, the finished wine ages for a year in French oak (25% of which is new).

The Côte de Nuits-Villages Queue de Hareng Clos Francois Thurot Monopole is an elegant wine with a broad and complex aromatic profile revealing ripe notes of cherry, raspberry, and small red berries, alternating with hints of spice and undergrowth. On the palate, it is soft and medium-structured with velvety, rounded tannins. It is juicy, smooth, and lively, with a medium-long finish and delicate hints of wild berries. Try it with roast partridge or guinea fowl.