2022 Domaine Michel Magnien Morey-Saint-Denis 750 ml

The 2022 Michel Magnien Morey-Saint-Denis hails from one of our favorite overdelivering villages for red Burgundy. Situated between the famous towns of Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny, Morey always seems to combine the power of Gevrey with a touch of Chambolle’s silkiness, but remains far less expensive than either. 

In the beautifully warm 2022 vintage, Magnien delivered an absolute stunner.

Domaine Michel Magnien stands as a testament to patience, terroir, and transformation. Once content to sell their prized fruit to local cooperatives, the family's journey took a significant turn in 1993, when Frédéric Magnien joined his father Michel and convinced him to estate-bottle their entire harvest.

Under Frédéric's meticulous stewardship, this family-run domaine embraced the ancient rhythms of biodynamic viticulture, banishing herbicides and synthetic fertilizers from their vineyards to allow for a more authentic expression of terroir. This philosophy extends to their Pinot Noir production, where Frédéric employs partial destemming at varying percentages depending on vineyard site and vintage conditions. "I use very ripe stems and the stems should integrate into the wine," explained Frédéric, demonstrating his thoughtful approach to creating balanced, expressive Pinot Noir.

This Morey-Saint-Denis bottling exemplifies the domaine's approach, blending fruit from four vineyards situated near the D974: Clos Solon, Chenevery, Les Crais, and Les Cognées. These sites primarily feature heavier soils without stones, resulting in wines with a more generous, textured palate and sumptuous fruit—especially in a warm 2022 vintage that favored expressive, softly textured wines.

True to the domaine's traditional élevage techniques, this cuvée is aged entirely in used barrels, allowing the natural characteristics of the fruit and terroir to shine through without being masked by excessive oak influence.