2000 Frédéric Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin 'Clos de la Justice'

Frederic Magnien is a fifth-generation winemaker from Morey-Saint-Denis, and Burgundy is the family's lifeblood. Learning the craft first from his father, Michel Magnien (of Domaine Michel Magnien), Fred also traveled to California and Australia to hone his talents before returning home and starting his own negociant domaine in his native village. There's no question that Magnien knows every nook and cranny of Burgundy by heart.

A great appellation in the Côte de Nuits, both for its size and its renown, Gevrey-Chambertin stands out for the impressive diversity of its terroirs. White wine is not produced here, only Pinot Noir grapes are grown. Benefitting from east-southeastern exposure, "La Justice" is an extremely old Climat that lies along the median - therefore the best axis - of the cone that is composed of geological matter that descended from the combe over several millennia. The name "Justice" comes from the fact that these plots once belonged to the Lord of Gevrey, the abbot of Cluny. He held absolute power over this portion of the land that had been attributed to him, and here, "justice" means "jurisdiction" from the Latin jurisdictio (the right to exercise justice and the resulting action).