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Perrot Minot, Mazoyeres Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2017
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Description
Perrot Minot, Mazoyeres Chambertin, Grand Cru, VV, Burgundy, France, Still, Red, 2011
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru shows quite a lot of oak on the nose, missing the delineation of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, good substance and grippy tannins. Quite firm in the mouth and lightly spiced. The finish feels quite solid and Latricières in style. I suspect this might come good with bottle age. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Mazoyères-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet of mainly black fruit, plus damp-earthy, mossy and light truffle aromas that gain intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, very well-judged acidity and more density and grip on the finish compared to the Charmes-Chambertin. That said, I think the 2018 has more complexity and pedigree. Very fine.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Mazoyères-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru feels a little tight on the nose at the moment, lacking the precision and terroir expression of the Charmes-Chambertin. Scents of blood orange mix with brown spices, and a little leather emerges with continued aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple, quite saturated tannin. This feels nicely balanced, just a little oak showing through on the finish at the moment, but that will be assimilated.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Mazoyères-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru feels a little tight on the nose at the moment, lacking the precision and terroir expression of the Charmes-Chambertin. Scents of blood orange mix with brown spices, and a little leather emerges with continued aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple, quite saturated tannin. This feels nicely balanced, just a little oak showing through on the finish at the moment, but that will be assimilated.
About the Producer
Perrot Minot's attitude toward Perrot Minot Biodiversity encouraged For several years, Christophe Perrot-Minot has favored the use of products approved for organic farming and reduced the doses of conventional products prescribed, thanks to the observation of the weather, wind, humidity and heat. It also strives to recreate a microbial life in its soils and to improve its structure by practicing systematic plowing and winter ridging of the feet. Limited returns Guyot pruning is relatively short to limit the release of grapes and allow good ripening of the berries. The practice of leaf stripping and green harvesting can be useful depending on the vintage to guarantee optimum ripeness of the fruit. Very supervised harvests The harvest is exclusively manual and sorted a first time in the vineyard, then transported in small crates for a second passage on a sorting table. All the grapes are cut in half to check their sanitary condition and to eliminate any that are not perfectly ripe. Depending on the vintage, a proportion of the whole harvest is put into vats. It is transported in small bins, which allows the logs to be kept intact and the most natural and accurate expression of the terroir possible. The logs are calibrated in order to keep only the source millerandage of the oldest and most authentic vines. The estate is looking for a production of around 25 to 30 hl/ha for the whole production.
