Domaine Michael Magnien Vosne Romanee Vielles Vignes Pinot Noir Burgundy Cote de Nuits 2020

Wine Review Domaine Michel Magnien 2020 Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes Villages Red barrel Score: 88-91 Burghound Tasted: Jan 10, 2022 Drink: 2027+ Issue: 85 Note: from Aux Saules and Aux Raviolles Producer note: Frédéric Magnien described 2020 as one that "was relatively easy to manage as there was relatively little disease pressure though the extreme dryness of the season did cause some hydric stress, particularly for younger vines higher on the slope where there isn't much soil depth. I started the harvest with a few pickers on the 27th of August for those parcels that were suffering from the heat and then attacked seriously on the 30th with my full team of harvesters. The fruit was exceptionally clean so, remarkably enough, we were able to finish by the 5th of September. The trick was to harvest parcel by parcel just when they were ripe as it was easy to be a day early or a day late. Yields though were low as the fruit lost a lot of water just due to evaporation.