Domaine Henri Magnien

Founded in 1987, Domaine Henri Magnien is a small family estate with 6 hectares located in Gevrey-Chambertin. After working side by side with his father Francois, Charles took over the domaine in 2012 and has taken the wines to new heights. He is considered to be one of the rising stars in Burgundy.

They have been using an old clone called Pinot Noir Magnien, aged between 70 to 100 years old, bringing unusual power and spiciness to the wines. The domaine has many of the very best vineyards, including Lavaux St-Jacques, Les Cazetiers and Ruchottes-Chambertin. In the past five years, they have converted 70–80% of their vineyards to organic viticulture.

The domaine owns some prime sites in the northwest quadrant of Gevrey, an area known locally as the Cotes St Jacques, including holdings in Lavaut and Estournelles and a great strip running the length of Cazetiers, known as “Le Petit Chambertin” because it has the same combination of soil types. Charles is also very particular about oak—choosing his own wood, exclusively now from the forests of Fontainbleu and Chatillons, and giving to his preferred tonneliere Chauvin. He finds the different forests favour different cuvées and that it is not so much the percentage of new oak but rather the type of wood and level of toast that are most important.

These wines, marked by their richness and vitality, mirror Gevrey-Chambertin's renowned terroir. From Lavaut to Estournelles, Cazetiers to "Le Petit Chambertin," each bottle narrates its own unique story, embodying the heritage of the domaine.