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Denis Mortet, Fixin Vieilles Vignes 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Fixin Village is 100% whole bunch fruit with 20% new oak, this cru going through its malolactic more quickly than others. It has a bright, almost pastille-like bouquet whereby it's damn difficult to detect that stem addition, a sign of very fine winemaking nous. The palate is medium-bodied with tensile tannin, vivid black cherry and cranberry fruit, with fine structure and precision on the finish. This is an elegant Fixin with great mineral expression.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(from parcels on the north and south sides of the village, on deeper soil and calcaire, respectively; vinified with 100% whole clusters): Bright medium red. Piquant peppery lift to the aromas of black raspberry, iron and spices. A juicy, savory Fixin, with dark berry and bitter chocolate flavors currently cut off by slightly tough oak-driven tannins. In a rather muscular style but with no shortage of flavor. Mortet noted that it would have been very hard to destem these tiny millerandé berries.
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.
