Nice ripe Pinot nose. Darker register, definitely got the Morey feel. Single parcel with a lot of clay at the bottom of the village. Good tannins, fine feel, good drive. Great freshness. Lovely dark fruit builds on the f...(read more)

2 parcels from Crais-Gillon and Bas-Chevenery. More limestone, in a Chambolle style. Low proportion of new barrels, 10-15%. This cuvee is about balance and expression of the Morey terroir. Still in tank, a touch reductiv...(read more)

Cognets and Clos Solon, both higher up the slope than the 'grains fins' but more typical Morey terroir with deep clay making broader-shouldered wines. Greater fruit density, darker berries, greater tannic density, even s...(read more)

Stéphane is a talented winemaker and this year he is really finding more confidence and his experimenting is clear here with his first time use of whole bunches. He includes 15% here to try and tame the richly wei...(read more)

Darker fruit expression than the village wine, but this becomes more expressive as it picks up in the mid-palate, with scents of peony, violet and rose. Lovely expression and terrific texture suggesting more to come.

The Magniens have always called this Charmes (as is their right), although it is really in Mazoyères, and it has a level of 'seriousness' that is not found in Charmes proper - a ferrous depth. Big and broad blackc...(read more)