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Denis Mortet, Chambertin Grand Cru 1994
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the Denis Mortet Chambertin vertical, the 1994 Chambertin Grand Cru was showing some bricking on the rim that gave away its age. It has a fragrant bouquet with orange blossom, brown sugar and ginger, even a touch of rhubarb. It sounds quite evolved and it was, yet it maintains freshness and delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with dusty tannin, a little faded by time and lacking energy, though frankly I have tasted a lot worse 1994 red Burgundy grand crus than this. It holds up well in the glass, a Chambertin approaching the end of its drinking plateau and I suggest, deserving a polite round of applause. Tasted January 2016.
About the Producer
"We chose to invest in plots rather than buying grapes" Denis Mortet's vineyard has always been made up of a multitude of plots. Historically, Charles Mortet started in 1956 with one hectre of vines. Denis Mortet took over in 1992, the estate was made up of 4.5 hectares in the communes of Gevrey Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot. In 1993, Denis and Laurence, his wife took over a 4 hectare estate including plots of Premier Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques, village plots located in En Motrot, Au Velle and En Champs and also a plot in Marsannay at a locailty. The Longeroies. In 1997, they bought a plot located in En Combe du Dessus in Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru and in 2000 a few plots including En Deree village and a few Premier Cru plots. Today, Laurence, Arnaud and Clemence operate around a hundred plots on a vineyard stretching from Daix, on the Dijon plateau, to Vougeot.
