2021 Gevrey Chambertin Les Champonnets
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This mid-slope Premier Cru saw 60% whole-bunch this year. It’s vibrant and juicy with chewy tannins bringing a firm framework to the palate, yet that doesn’t restrain the expressive fruit. Violets mingle with black cherry, while raspberries burst on the mid-palate, making for a fresh and mouth-watering wine.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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Cask sample, to be bottled in February. Around 50% whole bunches for this vintage. Mid crimson. Inviting aroma of rich but fresh and peppery dark fruit. Firm, savoury and super-fine tannins. Freshness as much from the tannins as from the acidity. (JH)
The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champonnet 1er Cru is matured with 60% whole bunches. The stems exert quite an influence on the nose, black pepper notes rather obscuring the fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with a sappy opening, fine tannins, and quite mineral driven. Here, the stems show much better integration. I suspect that the aromatics will come together with bottle age, so don't be afraid to cellar this.
About the producer
Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini was established in 2012 when Florence Heresztyn took over her family domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin with her husband Simon Mazzini (who originally comes from Champagne).