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Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin Mes Cinq Terroirs 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Mes Cinq Terroirs is a beautiful wine, wafting from the glass with notes of ripe cherry, rose petal and espresso roast. On the palate, the wine is supple, full-bodied and succulent, with an ample chassis of fine—even polished—tannins, excellent concentration and a long finish. Graceful and complete, this rendition of Mes Cinq Terroirs is a great success and well worth seeking out.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(30% vendange entier; 30% new oak; a blend of five _lieux-dits from the Brochon side of Gevrey-Chambertin, with the vines averaging 60 to 70 years of age): Bright red with ruby highlights. Classic, inviting, ripe Gevrey aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, chocolate and minerals. Fine-grained, sappy and savory, with lovely mineral lift to its dark berry flavors. Here the substantial tannins are more refined than those of the Marsannay, giving this lovely village wine a distinctly suave character.
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.
