Domaine Michael Magnien Gevery-Chambertin Les Seuvrees Pinot Noir Burgundy Cote de Nuits 2019

Burghound Wine Review Domaine Michel Magnien 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin "Les Seuvrées Vieilles Vignes" Villages Red barrel Score: 88-91 Burghound Tasted: Jan 10, 2021 Drink: 2027+ Issue: 81 Producer note: Frédéric Magnien described 2019 as one that "was relatively easy to manage even if there were moments of concern during a period of frost risk and an intensely dry summer. We really didn't have much hydric stress in our vines but I confess to being concerned about it as conditions were bone dry at points. Otherwise it was pretty straightforward and I began picking on the 11th of September under essentially perfect conditions. Because I wanted to pick as quickly as possible, I hired extra pickers and divided them into 3 groups so we could be everywhere exactly when it was necessary. The team brought in super-clean fruit, in fact it was even cleaner than 2018, which was already incredibly clean. The fact that the fruit was so clean also enabled us to pick quickly as there wa