Magie Rouge is a new winemaking project from the much admired winemaker Luc Morlet and his wife Jodie. Raised in a Champagne-making family in Epernay, France, Morlet earned a college degree in viticulture and oenology before working in Burgundy and Bordeaux. He moved to Napa Valley in 1993 and has made wine for many premier Napa Valley producers, as well as for several of his own projects. Magie Rouge is sourced from the legendary Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard. Writing about the 2007 vintage. Wine Advocate noted that “all three vintages the Morlets have made so far are compelling, and bode well for the future.”