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Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 2024
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Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Kristaps Karklins
Drawn from five parcels this year—including Les Champeaux and Champonnets—the 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru was processed entirely by hand, with clusters cut apart so that only the berries on their pedicels were retained, followed by maturation in barrel, one-third of which were new. Offering notes of plum, cherry, orange peel and iris, the wine is medium- to full-bodied, supple and succulent, with a vibrant core of fruit, satiny tannins and a perfumed finish. It has turned out nicely.
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.
