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Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru includes 40% whole bunch and matured in 50% new oak, originating from the usual three vineyards: Petit Chapelle, Gerbaudes and Bel-Air. Apparently the berries here were particularly small. It has an understated bouquet at first, but it rapidly unfurls with pure dark cherries, crushed strawberry and rose petal aromas, an underlying mineralité surfacing with a few swirls of the glass. The palate is supremely well balanced with a killer line of acidity that slices through the layers of pure and compelling red cherry and strawberry fruit. There is outstanding mineral tension on the finish. Brilliant.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(a blend of Bel-Air, Petit Chapelle and Cherbaudes; 40% vendange entier and 49% new oak): Deep red with ruby tones. Sexy scents of black raspberry, game and chocolate. Tactile, sweet and deep, with its chewy dark berry flavors complemented by saline minerality. Finishes ripely tannic and long; clearly the deepest of these 2015s to this point.
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.
