Adress: 26 rte Nationale 21220 MOREY SAINT DENIS
Country: France
internet: http://www.frederic-magnien.com/
Wine district: Bourgogne
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Born in May 1969, in one of the most beautiful wine growing regions in the world, Frédéric Magnien is a 5th generation winemaker from the Magnien family. He studied at the viticultural Lycée (high school) in Beaune, while helping his father in the vineyards and cellars in his spare time.
To gain some experience with other winemakers, he participated in the 1986 wine harvest at Jean-Noël Gagnard’s estate in Chassagne-Montrachet.
He then devoted himself to the Michel Magnien estate in Morey-Saint-Denis working alongside his father from 1987 to 1991.
Keen to expand his knowledge, he left to work abroad in 1992. He started out by spending 4 months in California on Josh Jemsen’s Calera estate, followed by 6 months in Australia with Garry Farr on the Bannockburn Vineyard estate.
Returning home in time for the 1993 harvest, he enrolled at the University of Dijon where he obtained his degree in oenology.
In September 1995, he made one of the most important decisions of his life; he set up a Maison de Négoce (wine trading house) under his own name : FREDERIC MAGNIEN.
His objective is to distinguish the work of a “wine producer” from that of a “winemaker”: Frédéric Magnien does not own vines but plays an important consultancy role with the wine growers with whom he works closely throughout the year. This enables him to select plots of mainly old vines (over 40 years of age) and to buy very high quality grapes, at optimum maturity, from among the noblest of the Côte de Nuits appellations.
He can then, at the vinification stage and using identical casks and ageing, explore the aromatic diversity of the Côte de Nuits terroirs, building on the dedicated work of the wine grower.
The House of Frédéric Magnien started off in 1995 with 21 barrels containing 5 appellations and by 2011 could claim 1000 barrels
