2023, Domaine Henri Magnien, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, 'Champerrier'This wine was a hot favourite last year and looking superb for 2023. Champerrier is a red soil vineyard on the northern, Brochon side of Gevrey, lying where the slope begins to soften, beneath premier cru Les Champeaux. Vine age averages more than 60 years, planted with very fine Pinots which Charles Magnien treasures I adore these small berries he says. Colour is bright, purple ruby of medium depth, aromas recall fresh cherries, palate shows ample

the wood component is just a little too vocal

The palate is ripe on the entry but there is tension here

ranking alongside the 2020

Last year EP $102

a crisp line of acidity and a gentle grip toward the citrus-fresh finish

orchard fruits and mango

needs time

the finish Chaumes”

The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin encasing a sweet core of candied red fruit

A perfumed

It is aging in French oak barriques

50yr old vines on crumbly salmon-red granite and manganese slopes