2009 Echezeaux

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir (2011 vintage)

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Other wines tasted:2009 Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Baulet*.(A Peter Vezan selection; imported by North Berkeley Imports, www.northberkeleyimports.com; Michael Skurnik Wines, www.skurnikwines.com; and The Country Vintner, www.countryvintner.com)

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Frédéric Magnien makes two ranges of wines; the Domaine Michel Magnien range is made predominantly from estate-owned grapes, although a few bottlings include purchased fruit as well. Magnien also produces a négociant label, Maison Frédéric Magnien, exclusively from purchased grapes. If that sounds confusing, welcome to Burgundy. In layman's terms the Domaine bottlings have a black label, the Maison wines have a white label. Both ranges are vinified at Magnien's new facility in Morey St. Denis. Actually, each range has its own winery within the same building, which leads to some fascinating differences in the wines, which I explain below. The Frédéric Magnien wines are made in a large, more spacious cellar in the same facility as the Michel Magnien wines also reviewed in this issue. Cuvaison lasted 14-15 days, including a 3-4 days cold soak. The malos were later and slower here than at the Domaine, so the Maison wines received an additional racking prior to being bottled. In general the Maison wines tend to emphasize a more red expression of fruit, while the Domaine wines are more towards the blue/black end of the spectrum. All of the 2009s were bottled in February 2011.

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Fred Magnien considers 2009 "the most successful vintage ever for me, at least until now, and that includes the growing season and the harvest." He told me he's no longer using press wine, and that he's making less use of the gross lees. The result of a "cleaner elevage," he says, is more definition of flavor. "Now the terroirs are coming through." The village wines began in 30% new oak, the premier crus in 50% and the grand crus in 100%, but all went into used oak at the racking in August, which took place protected from air, as Magnien doesn't believe the 2009s support oxygen well. He was not the only winemaker in November who mentioned the fragility of this vintage. My notes below are limited to cuvees that are likely to be shipped to the U.S. The total number of wines made here (including whites from the Cote de Beaune and Chablis) is staggering, as Magnien has never met a vineyard he doesn't like. (A Peter Vezan selection, imported by North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; The Stacole Company, Boca Raton, FL; and Michael Skurnik Wines, Syosset, NY)