2020 Mazoyeres Chambertin
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The 2020 Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru has an impressive nose: well-defined and focused, graphite-tinged red fruit, sous-bois and more mineralité than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit. This shows good depth, touches of black olive and cracked black pepper with a persistent, quite robust finish. Afford this 4-5 years in bottle. There's promise here, but it's definitely a keeper. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Notes of cherries, red berries, warm spices and peonies introduce the 2020 Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru, a medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping wine with a fleshy core of fruit that's framed by powdery tannins and lively acids, concluding with a saline finish. It's an attractive cuvée that will offer a broad drinking window.
The 2020 Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru contains 50% whole bunch and 50% new oak. This has a crystalline bouquet with shimmering black cherries and light cassis aromas, the underlying mineralité becoming more pronounced with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, fine acidity, taut and fresh with just the right undertow of spiciness on the finish. It just oozes class though it will require a cool damp cellar and a bit of patience.
About the producer
Arnaud Mortet is the négociant arm of Domaine Denis Mortet, run and managed by Arnaud and his sister Clémence. The same team farms the vineyards and makes the wines, with these wines essentially domaine in all but name.