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Denis Mortet, Fixin Vieilles Vignes 2021
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
Aromas of cherries, sweet berries, spices and forest floor introduce the 2021 Fixin Vieilles Vignes, a medium to full-bodied, textural and layered wine that's firmer and more structured than Mortet's Marsannay, but which possesses excellent potential.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2021 Fixin Vieilles Vignes contains 80% whole bunches. They are quite dominant on the nose, slightly obscuring the terroir expression at present, though racking will help address that. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet red cherry, blueberry and desiccated orange peel opening, finely balanced with a playful, lightly spiced finish.
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.
