Frédéric Magnien Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
LIMITED. Extraordinary potential. A spiral-bound nose of alternating baking spices, minerals and licorice hovers over a richly endowed and supple mouth of black and red cherries in liquor. Pure silk. “A spicy, ripe and solidly complex nose of red berry fruit liqueur, plum and black cherry notes complements the supple, generous and concentrated medium-bodied flavors… the class and refinement of a grand cru.”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
LIMITED. Effortlessly beautiful and radiant, with a rich core of pure red/purple fruit. The wine’s texture and aroma all speaks to a ruddy glow of rich fruit and pure flavors, a Pinot Noir autumn sunset. “This is impressively refined with excellent breadth to the pure and elegant aromas that display a lovely range of spice elements along with a cool mélange of red and dark berry fruit and stone notes. The rich, supple and mouth-coating big-bodied flavors possess very good phenolic maturity as the firm tannins are pushed to the background…”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Borniques 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
Another favorite and one in which Fred decided to add considerably less sulfur than usual—the resulting natural texture and velvety mouthfeel is overwhelmingly seductive. Pure red berry fruit and lots of power; Burgundian Pinot Noir doesn’t get more natural or pure than this. “The exceptionally fresh and energetic medium-bodied flavors are mineral-inflected and quite pure…This is lovely and actually very good…”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Charmes 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
A sultry, saturated premier cru with darker fruits on the nose but a gorgeous mouthful of summer-ripe red berries and spice on the mouth. The classic Chambolle elegance and aroma is here in spades, with an added dose of spice and pure fruit on the finish. “This is more elegant still with really lovely aromas of rose petals and red currant that give way seamlessly to the lilting, pure and intense middle weight flavors that culminate in a linear and impressively persistent finish. Strongly recommended.”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
A lacy floral nose opens to a delicate and precise mouth of purple and red fruits. Fred’s selection of older vines here gives more profound, complex flavors than one would expect from a village wine. “A restrained but highly complex nose exhibits notes of wild red berries, cassis, plum and lovely floral hints…This is quite lacy and very Chambolle in character.”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
LIMITED. A graceful, aromatic wine that combines the precision and spice of the vintage with its characteristic plush middle of spiced cherries, lavender and incense. Long on the finish and always captivating.

Frédéric Magnien Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
LIMITED. This wine drinks young as if it was a powder keg, with so much potential and energy it just might blow. Delicate floral and colored peppery nose; lots of complexity and concentration. “The mid-palate is relatively generous and already accessible…This is certainly pretty…”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Echezeaux Grand Cru 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
LIMITED. Fred’s older vines here deliver fruit is smoky, powerful and sultry, with the classic edge of orange rind and colored pepper. “…cool and restrained and very much in keeping with the equally understated flavors that are quite generous on the mid-palate…”—Burghound

Frédéric Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut St. Jacques 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
“Lavaut” is one we like to stash in the cellar for a bit longer, as its complex structure and earthy core needs a bit more time to come around. Lots of incense, earth and plum on the nose; the mouth is meaty yet still fresh, with red fruits and a stony persistence.

Frédéric Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Petit Chapelle 2010
France / Côte de Nuits-Burgundy
Another new offering and a gem; “Petit Chapelle” sits just below grand cru Chapelle-Chambertin, and is equally as steep and rocky. This great terroir translates to a wine with a pronounced mineral texture and an earthy ruggedness—incredible potential here. Energy, vibrancy, the works.