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Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2011
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux from Arnaud Mortet has an endearing bouquet with plenty of raspberry, wild strawberry and pomegranate scents that are detailed and seamlessly interwoven with the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, good acidity and impressive weight. It retains fine balance and freshness throughout, finishing with crisp dark cherry and cranberry fruit and a long stony aftertaste. Excellent.
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.
