2019 Frederic Magnien ‘Clos Sorbé’ Morey-St.-Denis 1er Cru

BH89-91 Here the nose is quite firmly reduced and impossible to evaluate. Otherwise there is very good vibrancy to the intense and detailed medium weight flavors that are relatively accessible before concluding in an austere, dusty and somewhat short finish. I suspect that this will better harmonize but it’s not clear that this will reach the same level of quality as the best of these Morey 1ers.
Estate Notes: Aromas of ripe red and black fruit, earth, light spice. Medium-bodied, silky texture. AGE OF VINES: 30-50 years WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Partially destemmed; fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks on indigenous yeasts. Aged 100% in older French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 
‘Clos Sorbè’ is a premier-cru vineyard in the heart of the village, between ‘Clos Baulet’ and ‘Les Sorbè,’ facing east at 780 feet in altitude. Soils are rich in marl, with many white stones, a result of the gradual erosion of the “mother rock” of Burgundian limestone. A richly structured yet still supple Burgundian Pinot Noir with a great capacity to age.