Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin En Champs

Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin En ChampsThis is also extremely ripe with notes of cassis, mocha, violets, warm earth and a touch of oak that is followed by rich, generous and opulently textured medium bodied flavors that possess good power on the mineral inflected and mildly austere finish that offers fine finishing balance as well as excellent length. 89 2016+

There is a sense of panache and class about this 1996

Floral black fruit and spice mark the nose here

Cooler and more reserved red raspberry

but it has all the qualities to develop into a truly special wine

This very serious effort will benefit from extended keeping

A brooding and overtly rustic nose of pungent iron-infused earth

257 bottles

but that wine is years from seeing the light of day

it offers up a perfumed bouquet of sweet red and black raspberry-like fruit

So go vintage styles

layered and seamless style

The palate is smooth and rounded with good weight