In lieu of starting a “2014 Red Burgundy” thread 
I particpate in this thread a bit. always cautiously, as I’m not a huge proponent of “vintage x is this or that, based on this bottle today”
That being said 2014 Bachelet GC vv was pretty excellent this weekend. Right where it should be, starting to drink, but youthful. Maybe in line with 14s.
Bachelet has a touch I like-silky, transparent. never too much. Anyway, glad to have a couple more as this is always quite nice at this level.
The Monopole bottling is my favourite from Soyard (and the most consistent imo) and a good step up. The 2019 Monopole is one of the best Burgundies I’ve tried in its youth.
I’ve had this particular wine on a couple of occasions in the past few years and the bottles have exceeded my expectations of a producer I regard highly to begin with.
That resonates.
Thanks for the note. I’m opening up the 2013 next weekend with some folks. Will be interesting to see how it shows.
His monopole blanc is the best wine I’ve had from him by a mile. You like the monopole rouge as much?
Yes.
the monopole blanc is interesting as it can show quite a bit of oak relative to his other wines. it is not hugely dissimilar to the bizot hcn blanc. soyard is now making a chardo super cuvée of sorts that is some type of monopole perpetual blend. very curious to try it.
2022 Didier Fornerol CdN 375ml: PnP gorgeous wine immediately from the get go. Nose was incredible full of red fruits and potpourri. Taste was a little stemmy, tart, complex, and constantly changing over the course of 2 hours. A pleasure to drink. Has to be the best qpr red burgundy that I’ve come across.
Does anyone put out a bottle for $30-$40 that can compare to this producer?
Dureuil janthial rully, and en guesnes.
Acte! I really want to try it too. Heard good things.
2012 Stéphane Magnien Chambolle-Musigny Les Sentiers
Juicy deep seductive fruit with some elegant silky character to show the age, but still girded with underlying tannins. Was happy to drink this bottle but will be happy to see how the next bottle shows in a few years.
Update on 23 Lamy Pillot Beaune on night two. Toasty oak more to the fore. Structural elements and tannins more to the fore. Needs keeping. Gotta say back label is very informative!
There’s a thread for that 
I’ve only been impressed with Stephane’s 2015 faconnieres. That was a great bottle.
Meaning you haven’t liked other wines from him?
I’ve had mixed impressions over the years, not because the wines were bad, just struggled to find them in a singing zone. As a result, I didn’t systematically track all cuvees, but of the 1ers, I have particularly liked Les Faconnières and Sentiers. Not tasted the GCs.
With the price discount and choice parcels, I tried some Stephane but nothing really impressed. A 2010 sentiers last year barely tasted of chambolle.
I had low expectations for that 2015 faconnieres and it was the first 2015 I’ve tried but was impressed. Nearly grand cru weight and depth. Not sure if it’s the vineyard or the vintage or maybe he’s turning the corner.
at this point, I’ll only try it the price is compelling. My days of seeking bargain bottles from lesser producers is mostly over.
Probably a good idea to focus on quality.
Isn’t that always the case with Sentiers?
I get that we can’t focus on every producer and everyone has their own way of thinking about things, but I don’t see him as a ‘lesser producer’. I can see why MSD is not for everyone (not my favorite Burgundy village either). But there is also a stylistic aspect, because I see plenty of experienced Burg folks who appreciate Truchot, Jouan and S Magnien, where there is a through-line (although not saying they are the same). Other people like other styles.
Just do both. Drink lots of singletons to amass knowledge, while at the same time buying 6’s of proven agers to cellar, even if not necessarily as exciting as some of the singletons. That will be your line of defense. You will let them quietly age while you get more jazzed opening other things, and then one day you will wake up and realize all those quietly aging bottles have aged to the point where they’re now exciting to open again.
You nailed it. Sentiers is much more Morey than Chambolle. Frankly, I really liked his 2010 Sentiers and have opened five bottles of it as it’s always been open and attractive.
