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Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2022
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux is especially suave and charming this year, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, cherries, rose petals, orange zest and spices. Medium to full-bodied, ample and perfumed, with supple tannins and a seamless, harmonious profile, it concludes with a long, saline finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1er Cru comes from 70- to 80-year-old vines farmed by horse and includes one-third whole bunches with the main stem removed. The bouquet is well-defined with perfumed red berry fruit, marmalade, and damp earth coming through with time in the glass. The palate is elegant and harmonious, an understated Gevrey with shimmering red fruit and plenty of mineralité on the finish. This is linear and strict yet draws you in with each sip. Superb.
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.
