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Pinot Smack Down #2 Burg’s ‘French Affair’ Morey vs Chambolle 2015

Pinot Noir from Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Côte-de-Nuits, Burgundy, France

$180

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It's time for our 2nd Pinot 'Smack Down'. This time it's an all French affair with two  Village Burg's from Stéphane Magnien, his Morey-Saint-Denis and his Chambolle-Musigny!

Description

This is a great opportunity to try 2 Burg’s from 2 adjacent villages and get your head around the difference between them. It’s all about drinking in context and with contrast! When you try these pour a glass of each with some wine-loving friends, and, concentrate on the differences between each. If you want to do this and are worried about not finishing the bottles grab a Coravin, to preserve the contents. The wines will comfortably keep for weeks if not months using the system.

My tip, grab a couple of packs drink 1 in 12 months and the other in a few years.

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Why is this Wine so Yummy?

Tasting the Wines

When you’re tasting these together concentrate on:

  • The different flavours and aromas. Are they red fruits, or darker fruits, is the a perfumed floral note or an earthiness.
  • The texture, feeling in your mouth, do the tannins run in a fine line along your tongue or are the broader accross your tongue. Are they just at the front of your mouth or along the full length.

There’s other things to consider like balance, freshness, style. Focusing on the two elements above will highlight the most significant differences between the wines.

The Classification

Two things about Burgundy:

  1. All of the vineyards in Burgundy have been named
  2. All have been classified according to the quality of fruit they are capable of producing.

From top to bottom the quality classifications are:

  1. Grand Cru – Specific single vineyards of the highest classification. Only 1% of production. You’ll know you’re looking at a “Grand Cru” if it is written on the label in addition to the specific vineyard where the fruit came from.
  2. Premier Cru – Specific single vineyards. Combined with Village wines making 48% of production. You’ll know you’re looking at a “Premier Cru” or “1er Cru” if it’s written on the label in addition to the specific vineyard where the fruit came from.
  3. Village – Fruit from a specific sub-region ie the village of Puligny-Montrachet that is better than Bourgogne standard, but, not good enough to be classified Premier Cru. Village wine will generally only have the name of the Village written on the label. Some times they will have a vineyard name on the label if there is something special about the particular vineyard the fruit is sourced from.
  4. Bourgogne – Fruit from anywhere in Burgundy. 51% of production. Bourgogne wine will have just Bourgogne written on the label and in a shift from tradition to aid export markets sometimes the variety, Chardonnay or Pinot Noir. They will never have a specific vineyard name on them.

The best bit of Burgundy is a thin strip running from North to South around 50km in length, to the South East of Paris.

Both of the Villages, Morey-Saint-Denis, and, Chambolle-Musigny reside in the best bit!

If you want to now more about classification ready the Wine Bites Mag Article ‘Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 1 – Vineyards, Classifications & Villages’.

The Villages

In the video below we taste through a Few of the 2015 Magnien’s & explore the differences between the three Villages, Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-Saint-Denis, and, Gevrey- Chambertin. FYI, the Charmes-Chambertin tasted in the video has started to settle and my initial concerns around ripeness are well and truly a distant memory! Unfortunately, it’s all sold out!

Stéphane Magnien’s Vineyards

The Domaine has a wonderful selection of vineyard in Morey St Denis and Chambolle Musigny, right in the heart of the Cote de Nuit. They range from perfectly situated Village parcels to 1er Cru and Grand Cru.

About the Wines of Morey-Saint-Denis

The wines of Morey combine the softness and finesse of a Chambolle Musigny with the structure of Gevrey-Chambertin, they have a little more grunt and sauvage character.

About the Wines of Chambolle-Musigny

The wines of Chambolle Musigny are renowned for producing beautifully fragrant and perfumed wines with incredible finesse and length of palate.

Classic Morey Village

Stéphane Magnien Morey-Saint-Denis Villages 2015 - 4 parcels ‘Les Craigillons’, ‘Les Cognes’, Les Clos-Saulon’, Les Bas-Chenveries’. Red Fruits dominate, juicy and powerful it combines finesse and structure. Drink young or age up to 10 years for further complexity. The 2015 is particularly beautiful, showing a bit more depth and ripeness than the excellent 2014. The palate is dense, but not over-ripe, with a core of firm acidity and mineral flavours.

"Fresh vibrant red fruits and rhubarb hit you at first wiff. The crunchy round fruit of Morey greet you on the palate. The clarity, not, of appearance, which is brilliant, but expression of the village is all there. Tannins have an edge of welcome grip, that is at the level were it will soften a little with age to render the wine more complete. Delicious."

Paul Kaan - Wine Decoded

A Delight

Stéphane Chambolle-Musigny Vielles Vignes Villages 2015 - Made from a single parcel ‘les Athlets’ planted by Victor Magnien before the appellation system was even in place! The 2015 wine shows a lovely deep color and ripe complex aromas of strawberry and black cherry, very floral, delicate and fine. The palate is elegant with blackberry and strawberry, citrus and spice, well-balanced by bright acidity. The finish is very long, palate-coating and pure, and lifted by firm acidity and mineral flavors. This is a gorgeous and well-structured Chambolle showing the lush fruit of 2015 in the best possible way. Classic Chambolle, fine. Perfumed, long and incredibly fine.

"Shifting from Morey Village sees an impressive step up in refinement. One expected when comparing the two villages, one to be appreciated. The long elegant tannins of Chambolle work beautifully adding a degree of precision. Vibrant, perfumed, beautifully balanced and just, delightful."

Paul Kaan - Wine Decoded

Where in the world does the magic happen?

Domaine Stéphane Magnien, Ruelle de l'Église, Morey-Saint-Denis, France

Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Côte-de-Nuits
Burgundy
France