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Denis Mortet, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Arnaud Mortet told me that he has reduced the new oak on the 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Brun to 30% from the 80% he used to use, since the soil here is warmer and does not suit such a high level. This cru is 100% de-stemmed. There is a sense of transparency on the nose: bright blueberry and raspberry fruit, violets and just a hint of iodine. The palate is very well balanced with super-fine tannin, a more feminine Chambolle-Musigny with a satin-like finish. Beautiful.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(from vines picked on September 4; Mortet has aged his Chambolle in 20% new oak since 2013 as he feels that a higher percentage would produce a more syrupy, if not cooked, style): Bright ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of black raspberry, dark chocolate and smoky minerality. Broad, fat and full, conveying a chocolatey ripeness to its slightly roasted dark fruit flavors. Could use more definition but this wine will offer considerable early appeal.
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.
