Michel Magnien Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots 2020

Michel Magnien Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots 2020

Here the nose is also discreet and brooding with incredible aromatic breadth that includes similar violet notes but the fruit profile is more black and red than blue plus a kaleidoscopic array of spice elements

orange zest and brioche notes

and a 35+-second finish

rich wine whose tannins are getting silkier and silkier

and loads of sweet raspberry

An exuberantly expressive nose jumps from the glass to reveal a lovely array of earth

Both wines boast opaque black colors

of Gaja's three single-vineyard expressions

deep black raspberry and blackcurrant fruit

from a cooler zone of the valley

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Helms is sensational

Mugnier made first-rate '98s and the Amoureuses is one of the clear successes of the vintage with its higly expressive and wonderfully complex nose that has gone secondary yet remains quite fresh