Henri Magnien, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 2020

"Now we come to the flagship wine. A beautiful glowing purple. This wine suggests a huge amount to follow, just waiting on the detail. The palate is magical however, not so much in the fruit descriptors but in the sense of class, the suavity, the balance and the persistence. No sign of heat, tannins perfectly integrated. Real muscle here for the longer haul. Beautiful." - Jasper Morris, MW

Here too there is an admirably subtle touch of wood adding breadth to the ripe and very fresh aromas of crushed fennel, violet, poached plum and plenty of sauvage nuances. There is fine delineation to the mineral-driven and tautly muscular flavors that also possess excellent depth and persistence on the balanced, youthfully austere and markedly firm finale. This impressive effort is expressly built for the long haul and will need extended patience. - Allen Meadows