2018 Charmes Chambertin
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The real highlight of the portfolio is Mortet's spectacular 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, a beautiful wine that soars from the glass with notes of cherries, berries, spices, sweet soil tones and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, layered and exquisitely refined, its deep and textural core of fruit entirely conceals its powdery tannins. Long and sapid, this is worth a special effort to seek out.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru includes 25% whole-bunch fruit. It has a lovely blackberry and briar scented bouquet, the millerandage lending real intensity and the 70% new oak seamlessly integrated. The palate is wonderfully defined with a fine line of acidity, demonstrating more complexity and terroir expression than the Mazoyères and great sustain on the finish. Superb.
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.