2017 Stephane Magnien MSD Cuvee Aux Petites Noix - The point is finally made

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Rahsaan

Rahsaan
I've intermittently dabbled in the Magnien wines over the past 10 years. I have always respected and appreciated the style, but never been downright thrilled with a bottle. Never knew if the wines needed more age to come together, or if I wasn't trying the right cuvees at the right time.

Well this spring was a great time to be drinking this 2017 wine, and I had a few bottles that were glorious from the first sip to the last. Ripe and friendly with fairly dark berry aromas and flavors, but also plenty of fresh focused grip and certainly not loose or facile. Develops into a more layered wine with hours of air and I would love to have more. Exactly the wine to open for easy Burgundy elegance.

Even though it was just one cuvee in one vintage caught at the right time, the pleasures were so great that they re-inspired me to try more!
 
Indeed. I very briefly dabbled in those wines when I first moved to Berkeley in Fall 2001 and shopped at North Berkeley Imports. But it did not take long for me to shift my business to other local retailers (and other selections of wines).
 
I've not tasted this from bottle, but it was very fine from vat. Interestingly his only wine in '17 with stems (15%). He makes a point of avoiding pigeage entirely in heavy clay soils, which in this case are in Clos Baulet and Les Gruenchers. 25% renewed barrels (2/8).
 
They seemed absolutely terrible twenty years ago though as is the way with many of the impossibly oaky extracted monsters of the time they have often turned into something pretty good now, a 2001 Amoureuses recently was seriously impressive.
I'm told they are entirely different now and that Frederic is revered for the quality of his work in the vineyard.
 
I was just eyeing some of my S Magnien wines yesterday for possible service with dinner, but eventually decided that they were still too young.

Mark Lipton
 
I was tempted by the ‘10 Sentiers but a CT note from Keith L gave me pause. I will, however, sacrifice mine in the furtherance of Science should it be required.

Ever onward, Comrades!
Mark Lipton
 
Y’all know, I trust, that the S. Magnien wines are from a totally different domaine than F. And M. Magnien and it was the latter two associated with NBW.

S. Magnien”s 2010s are great and have been very enjoyable whenever I have had them. Not drinking the grand crus tho. But both the msd and chambolle villages wines and even the sentiers have been great. Indeed, I have repurchased some sentiers as I found it available for a good price .
 
I am still on the fence. Any 10 I've tried recently is obviously delicious but very "vintage" right now. But S Magnien 10s were particularly pure and bullshit-free, so perhaps I should take one for the team and crack an msd village.
 
originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:
I am still on the fence. Any 10 I've tried recently is obviously delicious but very "vintage" right now. But S Magnien 10s were particularly pure and bullshit-free, so perhaps I should take one for the team and crack an msd village.
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Please do
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Any thoughts on pre-'Stephan' vintages? This used to be Jean-Paul, Magnien, qué no?
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I had a couple of ‘05s from Magnien pere that we’re sold to me as Stephane wines (naughty!). I wasn’t impressed.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by maureen:
Y’all know, I trust, that the S. Magnien wines are from a totally different domaine than F. And M. Magnien and it was the latter two associated with NBW.

S. Magnien”s 2010s are great and have been very enjoyable whenever I have had them. Not drinking the grand crus tho. But both the msd and chambolle villages wines and even the sentiers have been great. Indeed, I have repurchased some sentiers as I found it available for a good price .
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I do indeed, Maureen, I was replying to Oswaldo. I haven't had an S.Magnien that has thrilled me but they are an improvement on his father Jean-Paul's wines. Like all cote de nuits wines they are now too expensive, however.
 
You must really be on old prices Tom.

The 1er crus are all well below $100, and the CSD and Charmes are just a bit more than $100. All of which seems quite fair for 2020.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
You must really be on old prices Tom.

The 1er crus are all well below $100, and the CSD and Charmes are just a bit more than $100. All of which seems quite fair for 2020.
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Looking at my stock, I bought the village-level MSD for $36 a bottle and the ‘10 Sentiers for $75 a bottle.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
You must really be on old prices Tom.

The 1er crus are all well below $100, and the CSD and Charmes are just a bit more than $100. All of which seems quite fair for 2020.
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Quite fair indeed, but too expensive for me like nearly all Cote De Nuits wines in 2020. Our currency has been eviscerated by lunatics.
 
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