In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Domaine Michel Magnien Gevrey Chambertin Seuvrées, Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France. Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 89/100 (BH). Drinking window: 2024+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Allen Meadows (BH) — 89/100 · Burghound, 14/01/2023 · Drink 2028+
A ripe, earth and distinctly sauvage-inflected nose reflects mostly aromas of poached plum and dark raspberry along with a floral top note. The succulent and velvet-textured medium-bodied flavors evidence touches of bitter pit fruit and rusticity on the nicely lingering finale that is firm enough to suggest up to a decade of cellaring would be appropriate. This is a robust but promising Seuvr'es…
Neal Martin (NM) — 86–88/100 · Vinous, 01/12/2021 · Drink 2024-2032
The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvr'es Vieilles Vignes comes across just a soupcon too ripe on the nose, detracting from the delineation it might otherwise have had. The palate is more controlled, chewy on the entry, quite grippy and again, it needs more precision on the rather blunt, liquorice-infused finish.