Fixin Clos Marion Frédéric Magnien 2020

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Fixin Clos Marion Frédéric Magnien 2020

The wine

Fixin is a historic village of the Côte de Nuits, home to revered climats such as Clos Marion. This small, historic clos enjoys an ideal south-east-facing exposure, ensuring optimal ripening. The clay-limestone soils, with fine marls and limestone scree, provide excellent drainage and impart aromatic concentration and refined minerality. Manual harvests are followed by careful sorting to retain only the ripest and healthiest bunches. The grapes are partially destemmed before alcoholic fermentation in vats, during which punch-downs and pump-overs are performed to extract colour, structure and aromatics. Vatting lasts around 18 days. The wine is then aged in French oak casks before bottling with trace amounts of sulphur.
The wine displays an intense and brilliant hue. The nose reveals black cherry, raspberry and violet, lifted by subtle spice. On the palate, the wine is silky, structured and elegant, with fine tannins, pure, juicy fruit and lively acidity, leading into a long, persistent and refined finish.

About the Producer Frédéric Magnien

Frédéric Magnien represents the 5th generation of wine growers of his family. He created his trading house in 1995 and is also in charge of the family domaine (Michel Magnien). He carefully selects his wine growers and the plots that interest him; he manages the harvest personally with his team. He is best known for his red wines but for several years he has also produced white. His wines are characterised by their concentration and their solid character.